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07/01/2018

In Which I Climb a Mountain in Flip Flops | Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

To be completely honest, we planned our route through Vietnam using the route the Top Gear guys took in that Christmas special a few years ago. Ha Long Bay was one of their stops so it was one of ours too. We went with a group from our Hanoi hostel to stay on one of… Continue reading

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climbing a mountain in flipflops

In Which I Climb a Mountain in Flip Flops | Ha Long Bay, Vietnam