Bali Bound

Bali Bound

Day 7 – Jetting From Hanoi
Rather than the hotel breakfast on our last morning in Hanoi, I decided to head out and get the rice/mung bean/meat dish that we had eaten a few nights back. K was a little under the weather and finishing up packing, so it was a solo trip out. Ordering was a little difficult without speaking Vietnamese, but after some pointing and whatnot I was able to order both bowls with mung beans, Chinese sausage, the meat “floss,” and a fried egg. On the way back I grabbed two iced coffees to give us some more energy for the long day ahead. We ate breakfast in the room while doing the very last of our packing. I’d arranged for a ride to the airport from the same agency that had picked us up, and they arrived shortly before the scheduled time. Checkout and our transfer to the airport were very easy, and we quickly made our way through ticketing, security, and immigration. Continue reading “Bali Bound”

Honeymoon Planning

Honeymoon Planning

For our honeymoon, K & I were cashing in the miles that I’d accumulated during my milage runs outlined Here, Here, Here, and Here, as well as those earned for traveling for work. All in all we had enough miles to get us to and from Asia in first class (traveling on OneWorld partners), so I started looking at options. After a decent amount of research we had settled on Hanoi and Bali. Now, that might seem like an odd choice, but we wanted to go someplace and do touristy stuff, and then go someplace to relax. Our 4 days in Hanoi would let us see some of the city (hit the highlights) and then 9 days in Bali (split between Ubud and Seminyak) would give us quite a lot of time to move at a slower pace. Continue reading “Honeymoon Planning”