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However, the chances of seeing the sun are quite slim between February and April, when temperatures are typically cold and the weather drizzly. My human rights background had the best of me in Saigon, and I would not have left without visiting the War Remnants Museum. This was by far the most difficult part of the hike as a whole, so I tipped them eventually. After rising at 9am and finishing breakfast we visited a village a little higher than our location in BangHoi.

Travellers who enjoy this trip like myself will probably want it to last longer. That feeling of getting lost in an utterly peculiar place in the company of strangers whose tongues speak of an entirely different language from mine has always appealed to my curiosity. After I realized springtime in Japan won't be possible this year due to its more rigid travel policy (e.g. visa application), I opted for vietnam awesome travel out of the many countries in Asia particularly in the Southeast and East regions for the following reasons.

After getting past immigration security inspection without an incident, I walked to the front of the airport to have some of my USD changed to VND only to find no money changers available. I immediately ran to the money changers lined next to one another in one of the sections in the airport to compare exchange rates and I was grinning from ear to ear when I saw the rate was VND22.800 to USD1 when I was only expecting VND21.000. Buy your tickets early in the day if you want to watch it later in the evening.

This is what happened to me. The tour rep initially quoted it for $26 but ended up agreeing to lower it down to $20. Shop around until you find the best deal. You can always buy tickets at the station in Hanoi a day or two before your travel but you might end up not getting your preferred seat like a lower berth on a soft sleeper as in my case.

Another option of going to Hue which I overlooked is the sleeper bus. After more than 12 hours of train travel lying awkwardly in a reclined soft seat, trying real hard to get me a descent sleep over the boisterous chatter of old people which lasted until dawn, I arrived in Hue at 8:45AM. From the train station I hailed a Mai Linh taxi to take me to Hue Backpacker's Hostel which cost me VND30.000 just exactly what was stated on their website.

Detailed maps of the must see sites are provided. Some tourist sites require an entrance fee ranging from 50.000 to 150.000 Dong but others are free. If you need a dose of Vitamin Sea, some 14km away from the heart of Hue is Thuan An Beach.

Would have been awesome to see a beach after coming from an extremely hazy days in Hanoi. Anyways the floating seafood restaurant is along the way so you can ask the driver to drop by for lunch.