Waking up at 7AM is never fun for me but today, I had a special day booked.  After a hearty breakfast at the Hanoi Elegance Hotel 5, a mini-bus arrived to take me on a four hour journey to Halong Bay.  After a 20 minute stop half-way on the trip and some napping, I arrived [...]

I spent two relaxing days in the capital of Vietnam and overall had a great time.
I stayed at the Hanoi Elegance Hotel 5 and was blown away by the service, accommodations and value. For a so called “3 star” hotel, the suite I stayed in was large, ultra modern, had a balinese style shower [...]