Think you might have sent the wrong vibes there guys..!

Our journey from Cat Ba to Hue turned out to be a total nightmare from the offset. We arrived at the hotel with which we’d booked the journey (bus-boat-bus-bus) to be told that we hadn’t been booked onto the preliminary bus, and that we’d have to wait until 3pm for the next one. At this point, thoughts of missed connections and losing money were circulating. We gave the man our sternest English looks and sarcastic exclamations but, ultimately, we knew we had no choice but to trust that he would get us to Hue. We set up a temporary camp in his restaurant, hoping that complimentary drinks would manifest (none did) and so Brad went off in search of a moral booster, and came back with 1kg of delicious lychees for 30p! – apparently, he stamped his foot, repeating ‘Vietnam price! Vietnam price!’, until Continue reading →