Month: November 2025

Vietnamese Whirl Part 2 – Halong the Bay Halong Bay, Vietnam –  November 2025 One of the must-sees in North East Vietnam has to be the UNESCO listed Halong Bay and photos of its towering limestone casts and emerald waters placed it firmly on my bucket list.  Unfortunately, like many beauty spots, it was becoming …

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Vietnamese Whirl Part 1– Ahoy Hanoi! Hanoi, Vietnam –  November 2025 Narrowly avoiding Typhoon Kalmaegi by a matter of days, we felt our luck was in, as we landed in a balmy, hazy and slightly chaotic Hanoi.  We’d chosen to return to the Far East for our winter sojourn this year and after a quick …

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