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November 4, 2017 •Traveling back to Hanoi was pretty worrisome. 😕😕😕




I have been told the first day we arrived in Halong Bay that we might come back day earlier, so we won't miss the flight. But,  instead we chose not to. 

We left on the fourth day,  and after breakfast, we were waiting for out pick up. Waiting.  Waiting.  8:30 it's late.  None and never one vehicle arrived. 

The Halong party hotel staff was so helpful and she offered to ring up the driver. She said,  he was coming in 10 minutes.
Later on a green taxi arrived. And he assured us we won't be paying anything. Everything was included. He drove us to the bus station. And almost,  one lady driver of a motor driving towards our taxi. Good.  He made us safe. 

And...  the agent was waiting for us. And,  she bus conductor gave us two bus ticket which each costs 100k each. 
It was long drive.  Like it took 4 hours as we left around 9nish. And arrived at the bus station passed 1pm. 

Worried that we might miss the plane flying at 3:50p.m.

We had no choice but we have to ring the agent to send a SUV car to pick us up at my exactly 2p.m.
Good decision because even getting there we won't make it by bus and we didn't know that the jet star to Ho Chi Minh city is in the old airport. He had to turn around and had to drop us off at the exact airport. 

But before that,  we took taxi group taxi very slow driving indeed. Make you so mad maybe he wanted to get extra. And we had to remind him to drive fast because we would miss the flight. 

And there, the staff waiting for us and very helpful in putting out luggage in the car.  The best accommodation ever!  We will book here again Mayfair apartment or not sure if it is.

When we got to the airport, the driver charged us 250k. Not bad when you are so desperate.

Our worried was turned to disappointment when our flight was delayed in two hours.  Instead of 4p.m. we were flying 6:30p.m.

We arrived at the Ho Chi Minh city around 9 or 10p.m. you know what's that mean?  Scary.

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