Guatemala Day 1 Decided to take a few days off; Guatemala is one place we have not been to yet, and is a short direct 4hr flight from DFW. So why not Guatemala? Arrived in the evening at the Guatemala City airport; got our visa at the airport after a short wait, and after getting…
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Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Ha Long Bay near Hanoi is considered to be one of the Natural Wonders of the world. It consists of about 2,000 islands and islets in the South China sea, between Ha Long city and the China border. These are limestone and other monolithic rock island and islets, mostly uninhabited; rising…
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Hanoi City, Vietnam Flew from Da Nang (nearest airport from Hoi An) to Hanoi on Jetstar again. The plane was full as before. Flight was 1.5hrs and uneventful; arriving at about 6PM, sundown time. Went to the Tourist Info desk and asked for a taxi; the lady there took one look at our bags and…
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Hoi An, Vietnam Saigon is in the south of Vietnam; and Hoi An (Da Nang airport) is towards the center of the country. Flew from Saigon into Da Nang using Jetstar Pacific Airways. This is a low cost carrier where you pay for every bag and for meal/drink on the plane. However, very efficient and…
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Saigon, Vietnam Very pleasant surprise on the first day; changed US$100 into Vietnamese Dong and I became an overnight millionaire ($100 = 2,0000,000 Vietnamese Dong). You can imagine my great pleasure at finally becoming a multimillionaire 🙂 . Good surprise after getting ripped off with the taxi scam upon arrival. Saigon is one huge city with…
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