As I mentioned in a previous post, as with any vacation there are multiple vehicles a person/couple/family must climb in and out of in order to see the sites, get to hotels, etc.
Our trip was no different however, mid-trip I thought to myself 'it feels like we've been in a lot of transport machines'. So, here is the map, or chain of vehicles with explanations about where they were taking us. I left out multiple taxi rides that would take us from the rainy Saigon Zoo, and to and from Hoi An each night we were in An Bang beach, but left everything that was essential for getting us to or from our last or next adventure.
🚙 (Rebecca's dad picks us up/drops us off at LAX) ✈️ (LAX to Taipei, Taiwan) 🚝 (tram TAI)
✈️ (TPE to Hanoi Noi Bai airport) 🚙 (hotel car picks us up/drops us at De Syloia Hotel in French Quarter, Hanoi) 🚖 (to Hanoi train station) 🚞 (overnight train to Lao Cai) 🚐 (minibus to Sa Pa) 🚐 (minibus back to Sa Pa)
🚞 (overnight train back to Hanoi) 🚐 (minibus to Ha Long Bay) ⛴ (boat cruise to Ha Long Bay)
🚐 (minibus to Cai Rong) 🛳 (boat cruise to Quan Lan island) 🚜 (Tuk Tuk to hotel) 🚲 (bike to beach, then boat) ⛴ (boat to Cai Rong) 🚘 (car to HAN airport) ✈️ (HAN to Da Nang airport)
🚖 (taxi to hotel in Da Nang) 🚙 (car to An Bang Beach Homestay) 🚖🚖🚖🚖🚖🚖🚖🚖🚖🚖🚖 (multiple taxi rides to and from Hoi An/An Bang Beach) 🚘 (car to/from My Son ancient ruins) 🚘 (car to Da Nang airport) ✈️ (flight to Saigon) 🚎 (bus/tram to terminal) 🚖 (taxi to May Hotel/Saigon) 🚖 (back to SAIGON international airport)🛫 🛬 (flight to TPE) 🚝 (TPE tram to international terminal) ✈️ (flight to LAX) 🚙 (Rebecca's dad picks us up, and we drive home to L.A.)
🚙 🚌 🚎 🚐 🚖 🚘 🛳 ⛴ 🚞 ✈️ 🛫 🛬 🚲
