Vietnam Archives - Happy Days Travel Do it Now - Don't Wait for Retirement! Fri, 15 Dec 2017 22:36:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Happy-Days-Travel-Blog-Logo-1-100x100.jpg Vietnam Archives - Happy Days Travel 32 32 122077926 A Trip on the Perfume River, Hue https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/a-trip-on-the-perfume-river-hue/ Sat, 11 May 2013 04:50:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2013/05/a-trip-on-the-perfume-river-hue/ During our stay in Hue, we took a river trip – as most tourists do.  The guide books tell you …

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]]> 597 Hue – the Citadel and Imperial City https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/hue-the-citadel-and-imperial-city/ Sat, 11 May 2013 03:17:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2013/05/hue-the-citadel-and-imperial-city/ Thai Hoa Palace, Imperial City, Hue We visited the city of Hue recently and spent one of our four days …

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]]> 598 Hue – Vietnam’s former capital https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/hue-vietnams-former-capital/ Sat, 11 May 2013 02:25:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2013/05/hue-vietnams-former-capital/ Century Riverside Hotel, Hue I have written so many posts about teaching lately that I have neglected my other love …

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]]> 599 Visiting Ban Pho, a Flower Hmong village in northern Vietnam https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/visiting-ban-pho-a-flower-hmong-village-in-northern-vietnam/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:01:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2013/03/visiting-ban-pho-a-flower-hmong-village-in-northern-vietnam/ On the afternoon of our visit to Can Cau market, we left the car in Bac Ha town centre and walked …

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]]> 622 Hoang A Tuong Palace, Bac Ha https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/hoang-a-tuong-palace-bac-ha/ Sun, 17 Mar 2013 01:25:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2013/03/hoang-a-tuong-palace-bac-ha/ We called at this little known palace (so little-known that it didn’t even feature in our guide book!) on our …

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]]> 624 Can Cau Market, northern Vietnam https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/can-cau-market-northern-vietnam/ https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/can-cau-market-northern-vietnam/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:55:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2013/03/can-cau-market-northern-vietnam/ Shoppers on their way back from the market One of the main attractions of visiting Sapa and the surrounding area …

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]]> https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/can-cau-market-northern-vietnam/feed/ 2 625 Sapa – a reminder of the Alps in Vietnam! https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/sapa-a-reminder-of-the-alps-in-vietnam/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:33:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2013/03/sapa-a-reminder-of-the-alps-in-vietnam/ Sapa’s main street  We spent New Year 2012 in Sapa in northern Vietnam and loved every moment of it, despite …

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]]> 627 Train travel to Sapa from Hanoi and back again https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/train-travel-to-sapa-from-hanoi-and-back-again/ https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/train-travel-to-sapa-from-hanoi-and-back-again/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:57:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2013/03/train-travel-to-sapa-from-hanoi-and-back-again/ In my head, I love long rail journeys!  I have romantic notions of plush carriages, fine dining by candlelight and days …

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]]> https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/train-travel-to-sapa-from-hanoi-and-back-again/feed/ 1 628 Christmas on Cat Ba Island https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/christmas-on-cat-ba-island/ https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/christmas-on-cat-ba-island/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:58:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2013/01/christmas-on-cat-ba-island/ Our resort When we were booking our Christmas and New Year trip around northern Vietnam, we didn’t really consider just …

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]]> https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/christmas-on-cat-ba-island/feed/ 2 630 Cruise through Halong Bay https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/cruise-through-halong-bay/ https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/cruise-through-halong-bay/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:41:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2013/01/cruise-through-halong-bay/ Think of Halong Bay and you problem conjure up the iconic image of numerous limestone rocks emerging from a clear, vivid blue …

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