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There is a typical folly I tend to fall victim to during my travels. I’ll be at one location, poring over a guidebook or a map and think ‘wow gee that place looks like a nice place to visit‘; after which I will embark on a journey to said place. The problem is that I almost never stop to think exactly how long the distances involved are.
We just went through one of those things. ‘Cat Ba Island, that looks great!’ we said, and headed off.
Well now we’re here, after 24 hours of constant traveling. Taxi from Hoi An to Danang, then overnight train to Hanoi, taxi across town to take the bus to Haiphong, taxi again to a ferry dock where we realized we’d missed the last boat, which led us to take a bus to Dinh Vu, then a ferry to Cai Vieng and finally a bus ride to Cat Ba town. Next up:a great deal of relaxing, please.
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Sheyna
About Us
You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
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