I’d like to thank the guys at Divert Living for inspiration.
Our first stop when we finally met up was for Vietnamese food, or should I say Vietnamese street food. And then we began to find a tour place to book our Vietnam tour. We wanted to see Halong Bay of course and to take a Halong Bay cruise. And also take a boat ride on the Mekong river. Vietnam tourism is big. I mean really big. Lots of tourist.
Our hotel and 2nd AirBnB was also near Ben Than Market which is where you can get every deal shopping possible. At the end of day 1 you’ll see, we were dropped off at Bui Vien street for one or two last drinks for the night.
We also wanted to make sure we went to Hanoi Vietnam and to visit the Hanoi Hilton which was very intense. I’d definitely make this visit. Oh, one other thing to note; the Vietnam Economy is one which is friendly to the US dollar. Keep that in mind.
As a child I grew up with the Vietnam war up until 1975 when the war ended. I’ve watched all of the Vietnam war movies. Platoon, Full Metal Jacket to name two. Which had special meaning since I’m a former Marine. All of the Vietnam war songs still stay in my head.
After Hanoi and Halong Bay was Da Nang Vietnam and of course Da Nang Beach. Our hotel was right across the street from the beach. While in Da Nang, we took a Grab to Hoi An Vietnam which was about a 30 minute drive. And I think this was my 5th Vietnamese massage. But after this we ended up back in Saigon.
I would recommend this trip to anyone wanting to go to Asia. Please comment on what you think of our adventure.
Moving from Washington D.C. & Houston, TX. to Medellin, Colombia. With the goal of traveling the entire globe. My passport is my favorite book.