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Vietnam Day 6
I am writing this, back in Singapore. Merely less than 12 hours ago, I was in Vietnam. I always felt it somewhat unbelievable – “I was just at…” Just this morning, for instance, I was having tea with lotus seeds while looking over the Hoan Kiem lake. Unbelievable. So, back to the trip. Yesterday was…
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Vietnam Day 5
The last full day we had in Vietnam, also day two of the cruise, started at 5.30am with the sunrise. We crept, no, dragged ourselves out of the bed onto the sun deck to watch the semi-lit sky that was still clouded over, hiding the sunrise. Still, about 30 or 40 minutes later, the sun…
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Vietnam Day 4
The hot night transitioned into a rainy morning. But too quickly, the day became hotter… We started our transit to Ha Long Bay early, with the bus transfer picking us up at at 9.30am ish, and reached port around 12, where we transferred to the cruise ship via a bumboat. View this post on Instagram…
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Vietnam Day 3
This morning, is clear, a much suited weather for trekking. Watching people troop in with mud-clad legs gave me a slight feeling of guilt of doing nothing. Nonetheless I did not regret taking a relaxing stroll through town, enjoying scenery I couldn’t otherwise find in Singapore. View this post on Instagram A post shared…
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Vietnam Day 2
Day 2 began with Chapa Express chugging away on the tracks, enroute to Sapa. It was a somewhat comfortable ride, and a dreamless sleep. But towards the morning, my body began to complain. It was still dark outside when I woke up, but it quickly began to lighten as we passed through the vegetation. Soon,…
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Vietnam Day 1
As I write this, I am on a sleeper train to Sapa, Vietnam. But, be back to that in a minute. We had pondered a while where to go, for this trip, particularly since Scoot had a sale, and it was a very good one. In the end, we settled on Hanoi. While we were…
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