Weary of the heat, smoke & water throwing, the old GTR fellah jumped on a plane& took a nice break in Vietnam for 10 days to avoid the deadly Songkran water throwing chaos.
The master plan with a research assistant in tow was
3 days Hanoi
1 night Halong Bay
1 night Hanoi
3 nights Sapa
2 nights Hanoi & back to Chiang Khong once the mayhem was over.
The original plan was to fly Chiang Rai - Bkk - Hanoi, but the travel time was a bit much with long stop overs in Bkk both ways.
So the solution was Chiang Mai- Hanoi direct 1.5 hrs & only 3000 baht one way with good ol Air Asia.
I've been to Vietnam by bike from Chiang Mai in 2010,
but wouldn't do it again, as it is too easy, cheap to fly & rent or whatever you want to do in Vietnam.
A few pics & info
The way to go
One small bag checked in.
Check in is becoming a bit more annoying if you get caught with a few China flights departing at the same time, & the queue for the security check in & immigration was as long as I've ever seen queued at Chiang Mai Inter. In fact from boarding pass & baggage check in to immigration clearance was 50 minutes!
Good afternoon Noi Bai International
The duty free winner at Noi Bai was 1 litre of Monkey Shoulder for 1300 baht.
No Jamesons, because I thought the ol Monkey was a total winner at that price.
More to come..
The master plan with a research assistant in tow was
3 days Hanoi
1 night Halong Bay
1 night Hanoi
3 nights Sapa
2 nights Hanoi & back to Chiang Khong once the mayhem was over.
The original plan was to fly Chiang Rai - Bkk - Hanoi, but the travel time was a bit much with long stop overs in Bkk both ways.
So the solution was Chiang Mai- Hanoi direct 1.5 hrs & only 3000 baht one way with good ol Air Asia.
I've been to Vietnam by bike from Chiang Mai in 2010,
Chiang Mai - Hanoi Back Part 1
To test the waters: A "Genghis Khan" Master Plan to Conquer North Vietnam in a week from Chiang Mai. DATES: Sunday 14 March – Friday 2nd April 2010 19 nights 20 days (for David Unk) THE RIDERS Armin Schoch: BMW F650 Dakar Dave “Silverhawk” Early: Suzuki DR650 David “FL” Unkovich: Honda...
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A few pics & info
The way to go
One small bag checked in.
Check in is becoming a bit more annoying if you get caught with a few China flights departing at the same time, & the queue for the security check in & immigration was as long as I've ever seen queued at Chiang Mai Inter. In fact from boarding pass & baggage check in to immigration clearance was 50 minutes!
Good afternoon Noi Bai International
The duty free winner at Noi Bai was 1 litre of Monkey Shoulder for 1300 baht.
No Jamesons, because I thought the ol Monkey was a total winner at that price.
More to come..
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