Arriving in Hanoi was pretty intense as the road in to the city was full of a lot of trucks and buses and riding was not fun.  There were a few close calls and things were pretty high stress for the majority of the ride.  We decided to push through…

After Ninh Binh, we went East instead of North for the first time in order to experience the famous Ha Long bay.  We had heard from other travelers that since we had our own means of transportation that Cat Ba island is actually a much better starting point for a…

I would like to start off this post by apologizing to my mother, who would have had a heart attack and major anxiety if she knew how I have been getting around Vietnam the last 3 weeks. New item by Michael Seliske / Google Photos Surprise it was by motorbike.…

Onward to Ninh Binh…. After Phong Nha the journey north continued and in this case there were few tons worth a stop at until only 90km south of Hanoi.  On the way we stopped for lunch to dry off and a bunch of locals were chilling next door.  We said…

Phong Nha National Park and Paradise Cave The next stop in my journey north was Phong Nha National Park which contains the largest caves in the world.  Unfortunately, that cave is very exclusive and costs over $3000 to enter as part of a tour.  You could do a 5 day/3…

Between De Nang and Hoi An, there are a few limestone outcroppings, called the Marble mountains.  The region is not mountainous and these kind of seem out of place but such is the will of mother nature.  I went to the largest of the outcrops called Huy Thuy Son, which…

Quang Ngai is not really a typical Vietnam travel destination for most tourists, but was the only place we could get to between Qui Nhon and Hoi An.  We found a home stay across the river with a very nice family running it.  The guy gave us all hugs when…

Qui Nhon and Tet Eve We have now made it about halfway up the country and are making progress despite the Tet holiday.  We left Nha Trang and headed north towards Qui Nhon which is where we felt we had the bet options for spending the Tet holiday evening.  Think…

Da Lat was fun but we needed to figure out how we would continue our journey north, and the next logical step was Nah Trang which proved to be a vacation like beach destination.  We got to stop along the way for some view photos which provided some pretty sweeping…

Saigon to Dalat – Days 5-7 I got one piece of feedback that they liked the details, so I guess I will see what I feel like as we go.  I am currently sitting in a hostel in Nha Trang with a bit of time to myself so decided to…