Brisbanelionsfan Posted January 31, 2016 #26 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Great blog Liz. Looking forward to more installments. We head off on our Cambodia/Vietnam trip soon including Siem Reap-Saigon river cruise (different company). Great to read about your adventure in places that we will also be going to. Hi banditoo, Are you by any chance going with Scenic? We are and just wondered if you are on our ship. Cheers:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banditoo Posted January 31, 2016 #27 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hi banditoo, Are you by any chance going with Scenic? We are and just wondered if you are on our ship. Cheers:) Brisbanelionsfan We will be on Mekong Prestige II third week of Feb. Perhaps we will be passing you on the river? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbanelionsfan Posted February 1, 2016 #28 Share Posted February 1, 2016 BrisbanelionsfanWe will be on Mekong Prestige II third week of Feb. Perhaps we will be passing you on the river? Hi banditoo, We are on Scenic Spirit on 22 March so probably not passing!! Cheers:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBX Cruisers Posted February 3, 2016 #29 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Street food tour - We really like to take food tours. Fabulous one in Stockholm last summer. This one sounded very adventurous! Any concerns re safety of food? Did you feel like you needed to eat all of each bowl or was just a good taste OK? Don't know if I could make it through that many bowls of soup:). Sounded a bit like the Amazing Race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewizabeff Posted February 14, 2016 Author #30 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I was not concerned about the safety of the food while we were on the tour, but when we were choosing places on our own we looked for very hot cook surfaces, the presence of gloves, and some good washing facilities. We didn't eat things that would need to be refrigerated all day, because these stands don't have it. We ate most everything on the street food tour, but it would have been perfectly acceptable to leave food in your bowl, or share portions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewizabeff Posted February 14, 2016 Author #31 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I did not intend to take a 3-week break, but I ended up taking some time to scour frequent flier availability for our next trip - Christmas 2016 will be in Japan! :) This post chronicles the first full day on a Uniworld itinerary - the Ha Long Bay Pre-Cruise Excursion (if you take this itinerary from south to north, it will be a post-cruise excursion). There was a 4-hour bus ride, visit to a floating village, gorgeous scenery, a quick dip in the bay, and lots of food. More in the post: Hanoi to Ha Long Bay with Uniworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted February 15, 2016 #32 Share Posted February 15, 2016 enjoying these posts even more now that we have booked a trip with Vantage to visit the area November 2016! Thanks for all of your efforts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrheadlass Posted February 15, 2016 #33 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Your pics are fabulous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindaa Posted February 16, 2016 #34 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Thank you so much for the blogs! We are going on the exact trip in November and your insights are so helpful in our planning. Question - on the HaLong extension - were you able to leave unneeded luggage at the hotel in Hanoi and just take an overnight bag since you end up going back there in a couple of days or did you take everything with you? Looking forward to your next supplement! Thanks again!! The blogs are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewizabeff Posted February 16, 2016 Author #35 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Thank you so much for the blogs! We are going on the exact trip in November and your insights are so helpful in our planning. Question - on the HaLong extension - were you able to leave unneeded luggage at the hotel in Hanoi and just take an overnight bag since you end up going back there in a couple of days or did you take everything with you? Looking forward to your next supplement! Thanks again!! The blogs are fantastic. Ooooh, good question. This was something I was wondering before the trip. I'll have to go back to the blog and edit it. Yes, we were able to leave all of our luggage at the Intercontinental. My husband and I each just took a backpack with us. It was all we needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindaa Posted February 16, 2016 #36 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Fantastic news.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewizabeff Posted February 21, 2016 Author #37 Share Posted February 21, 2016 My next post covers: The end of our Ha Long Bay Cruise The ride back from Ha Long Bay Review of a suite at the Intercontinental Hanoi West Lake Our adventures dining on our own in Hanoi You can read it here: The Best Sunrise Of Our Lives In Ha Long Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted February 21, 2016 #38 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Welcome back! Enjoying your posts so much. We are probably doing this trip next year with a group of friends if we can all work out the logistics. Your blog is making me anticipate it even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewizabeff Posted February 22, 2016 Author #39 Share Posted February 22, 2016 This post is about the first full day of the Uniworld itinerary in Hanoi. Includes both praises and criticisms. Hanoi: Ho Chi Minh Complex, Hanoi Hilton, and Old Quarter Water Puppets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklc123 Posted February 22, 2016 #40 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Just adding my thanks for your excellent blogs. This is a trip we probably won't be able to make, so I'm greatly enjoying following along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewizabeff Posted February 24, 2016 Author #41 Share Posted February 24, 2016 jklc123 - we're so glad we did this trip, and that we did it when we were super young and not bothered by the heat, humidity, and other aspects of Southeast Asia that may not be up a mature traveler's alley. :) jpalbany - will you be doing the trip on Uniworld? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewizabeff Posted February 24, 2016 Author #42 Share Posted February 24, 2016 On Monday, December 21, we finally left Vietnam for Cambodia. While only technically day three of the Uniworld itinerary, we'd already been on the road for 7 days, and in-country for 5! We took the optional excursion to the ceramic village, then hopped a flight to Siem Reap. Details (and one of my favorite photos from the trip) in the blog post: Vietnamese Ceramic Village & Flight to Siem Reap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindaa Posted March 10, 2016 #43 Share Posted March 10, 2016 My husband and I are loving your blog and are looking forward to the next update. I have another question for you if you don't mind... how strict was Vietnam Airlines carry-on limits? Did they measure and weigh all carry-ons prior to boarding? My bag is an inch too long based on Uniworlds trip document. Thanks for everything! There is not very much info published on this trip any where and your blogs are so amazingly informative and detailed! We really appreciate them - they are so helpful in planning our trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted March 10, 2016 #44 Share Posted March 10, 2016 If it helps, in our recent experience, Vietnam Airlines were not at all strict about the carry-on side of things. They did not measure or weigh them as long as they at least looked to be within a reasonable limit. We did see one or two people with obviously over-sized bags asked to check them, but I doubt an inch is going to get noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindaa Posted March 11, 2016 #45 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Oh good...thanks a lot for the insight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewizabeff Posted March 11, 2016 Author #46 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Similar to Mark, I didn't notice them checking carry-ons...but I just had a backpack so I wasn't really worried about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewizabeff Posted March 23, 2016 Author #47 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I'm back! This post marks the end of my paper journal....I was having too much fun to keep up, so from here on out, I'll have to reconstruct my memories from Facebook posts, text messages, and photos. This was our first full day in Siem Reap, where did the optional sunrise tour, visited Angkor Wat, and visited a few sites in town. We were busy from 4:30 a.m. until about 4:00 p.m. Sunrise In Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Village Visit Hopefully it's not another month between updates ... I want to finish writing about this trip before we leave for England in May :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted March 23, 2016 #48 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Welcome back! Enjoyed your last post. That is the sign of a well-traveled person - you have to rush to finish your last blog before your next trip starts! A wonderful problem to have. Looking forward to the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBX Cruisers Posted March 23, 2016 #49 Share Posted March 23, 2016 We're on almost the same itinerary with AMA Waterways in March 2017. I have a sun umbrella which provided much needed shade in Egypt several years ago. Sounds like this might be a good thing to take to Vietnam and Cambodia too?? Are there things you didn't need to pack? What has come in really handy? (Or did you cover this in your packing list in an earlier post?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBX Cruisers Posted March 23, 2016 #50 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Ooops - just found your excellent packing list posted on January 10. Would still like your opinion on the sun umbrella though.:) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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