SE ASIA Pt. 7 - Vietnam (Hà Nội & Vịnh Hạ Long)

Hà Nội (Hanoi) was the final destination in Vietnam, before making the journey to Thailand. If I had to chose over HCMC and Hanoi, I would have to chose Hanoi.. easy. The city is located roughly 1800 km north of HCMC, and is the capital and second largest city in Vietnam. Spent a night in Hanoi kicking it in the old sector before spending 3 days in Vịnh Hạ Long (Ha Long Bay). One night stay in a hotel on Cat Ba Island, followed by 2 days which were spent on a Junk boat sailing around Ha Long Bay. Pictures..
Had the right idea for the pictures below. Pitty I totally screwed up the settings as I didn't get the quality I was after..
Spent a couple of hours chilling with the workers at this local little rice house in the old sector. Good times..
Vịnh Hạ Long (Ha Long Bay). Regarded as one of the most beautiful bays in the one, it was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site back in 1994, and I can definitely see why. It was quite hazey during my time out there, so the pictures aren't the best in terms of depicting the bays awesome beauty.. I really need a wide angle lens (someone buy me a Sigma 10 - 20 mm Nikon mount - THANKS)
Last time I saw my Af1's. Don't miss them though..
Last night in Hanoi.. Last night in Vietnam..
So after roughly two weeks of making our way from the South to the North of this beautiful country, we booked some flights to Northern Thailand (Chiang Mai). A lot of the major sectors in Vietnam were covered, but two weeks in this country was no where enough. I've been fortunate enough to experience a lot of different places and cultures in the world, especially within the Asian continent, but I must say that Vietnam is really something special. If you are contemplating making a trip somewhere in South East Asia, I would recommend Vietnam in a heart beat. Indonesia and Thailand are beautiful countries don't get me wrong, but you can only go there so many times. Vietnam, I will be back yo..

The previous six parts to the travel blog can be seen in the links below. Thanks to my peops who have been following it thus far, much appreciated..

SE ASIA Pt. 1 - Intro

SE ASIA Pt. 2 - Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)

SE ASIA Pt. 3 - Vietnam (Đà Lạt)

SE ASIA Pt. 4 - Vietnam (Nha Trang)

SE ASIA Pt. 5 - Vietnam (Hội An)

SE ASIA Pt. 6 - Vietnam (Huế)

Chào bạn, hẹn gặp lại!

Peace