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Amazing Halong Bay

activetravelvietnam — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:06:43 -0700

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We decided to book the Valentine boat owned by Indochina Sails. We chose the Valentine since the pictures of the boat, rooms, and common areas looked stunning. At least they did in the pictures. We were told that some boats the look nice in the pictures are very old but they use the pictures from when they first sailed. We also liked that this boat only had 5 cabins for a maximum of 10 people when some alternatives had as many as 25 cabins and 50 people.

The real reason to visit Ha Long Bay....

activetravelvietnam — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:52:18 -0700

Ha long bay

It's A Beautiful Life in Halong Bay

activetravelvietnam — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:44:11 -0700

Halong Bay is easily one of the most beautiful places in the world. We spent much of our day standing on one side of the boat with our camera’s out taking about 500 photos each, with every picture looking amazing. Our awesome wooden boat took us through the islands of Halong Bay, which we decided resembled Pirates of the Caribbean, Vietnamese style. We totally expected to see Jack Sparrow pop up and commandeer our ship, not that we would have minded of course!

Mekong delta & river tours, Vietnam - Down in the Delta

activetravelvietnam — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:41:01 -0700

Chau Doc in the Mekong Delta is a charming destination with a fascinating mix of Khmer, Vietnamese, Chinese and Cham communities.

An Giang province is often one of the worst affected regions when floods hit the Mekong Delta, which is why unlike other provinces in the Mekong Delta, rice-exporting is not the most important trade here. The main driving force in the province’s economy is catfish farming, a fish which contributes to around a fifth of Vietnam’s total seafood output.

Ha Long trip report 2009

activetravelvietnam — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:19:31 -0700

We slept okay but not great – the time difference was stil making sleeping through the night difficult. Up at 5 AM – plenty of time for pushups, shower, internet, breakfast and check-out. While we were ready for our driver at 8 AM, we weren't sure which side of the hotel he would come to. As it turned out, he came to the Classic Wing 20 minutes late, but we were traveling light so no big deal. What was a big deal was that I had reserved a 7-seat SUV for all of our travels and while the car that showed up was spacious, it was not what we had paid for.

Cruising in Ha Long Bay

activetravelvietnam — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:45:35 -0700

Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh has thousands of islands and many beautiful areas.

Cruise on Ha Long bay by Indochina Sails

Halong Bay...

activetravelvietnam — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:38:46 -0700

I know its been a while since I last wrote! Been quite busy with traveling but here is an entry I should have posted ages ago!!!!

Cruising Ha Long Bay and the island of Cat Ba

activetravelvietnam — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:23:07 -0700

Another early morning start and the weather was still grey and overcast but at least it had stopped raining. The minibus picked us up at 7.45 and we spent the next hour doing a city tour picking up the other 10 people on the tour. Three hours later we boarded our ‘luxury’ boat which would take us to explore Ha Long bay. There were only 6 of of us on the our 16 berth boat which made things all the more personal with our tour guide ‘Suan’. Suan was a mine of information and we later found out she had studied tourism for 7 years at university.

Andorra Adventure

antoniusestrillo — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:48:05 -0700

Do you know that Andorra has total 3,075 hectares of skiing area? With the facilities of 282 kilometer of pistes, 106 ski lifts and 1,417 artificial snow cannons, the adventurous tourist surely love this place.

Fascinating Cruise Trip in Halong Bay

activetravelvietnam — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:55:30 -0700

Even if we hadn't already spent a week in the bustle and hustle of Hanoi, the mist-shrouded limestone peaks of Ha Long Bay, echoing birdcalls and water lapping our ship would have been enchanting.