Tuesday March 4, 2025
Charleston to LAX
Free seats on Southwest, changing planes in Dallas, takes all day.
Wednesday March 5, 2025
LAX to Hong Kong
The United flight was less than 50% full. There were lots of empty seats in the back of the plane for sleeping. But I had paid a bunch extra to be in Premium Economy, so it would have been a waste of money and actually sleep over three free seats. The flight took about 14 hours, we crossed the international date line, and arrived at about 4PM - now on Thursday.
On arrival in HK we took the airport train to Central HK and then a feeder route to the station nearest the hotel. Our room was on the 24th floor and had a great view of the harbor. The number of high rise buildings was quite amazing.
Friday March 7 through Sunday March 9, 2025
Hong Kong
Monday March 10, 2025
Hong Kong to Hanoi
The flight on Vietnam Airlines took about 90 minutes, and we arrived about 4PM. We exited the plane onto the tarmac and walked into the terminal. A very low fog/smog cloud hung over the ground and the air stank of jet fuel. The arrival procedures were easy and our driver and guide were waiting for us. He explained the low cloud as a "this time of year" thing. The traffic was a sea of scooters and small motor bikes.
Our hotel "The Silk Path" was quite modern, and 3-4 star, and right in the center of town. We were on the7th floor and our view of a sea of rooftops. We went for a short walk "around the block" but was intimidated by the traffic and the few menus we saw, so ended up back in the hotel dining room and had a pizza!
Tuesday March 11, 2025
Our guide was a young Vietnamese lady who spoke pretty good English.
Wednesday March 12, 2025
Breakfast at the hotel was "included" and was rather impressive, with plenty of "western" choices. We were picked up about 9 pm and headed north towards Halong Bay.
Thursday March 13, 2025
Friday March 14, 2025
Saturday March 15, 2025
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