Vietnam Cities Visited

Just left Vietnam yesterday and we had a great time.  A country that we would highly recommend to anyone.  We'll hopefully have posts up about the country sooner than later.  In the mean time, it's time to update our cities & transportation tallies.

Our last tally had us at 24 cities.  So on w/ our Vietnamese cities:
25. Ho Chi Minh City (AKA HCMC, AKA Saigon)
26. Phu Quoc Island (located just South of Cambodia)
27. Hanoi
28. Sapa (an 8 hour overnight train ride NW of Hanoi)
29. Halong Bay

Map of Vietnam; Hanoi in the North and HCMC in the South

Map of South Vietnam

Map of North Vietnam

Our transportation tally:
Hong Kong to HCMC by plane
HCMC to Phu Quoc Island by plane
Phu Quoc Island to Hanoi by plane
Hanoi to Sapa by train to Lao Cai, then van to Sapa
Sapa to Hanoi by van to Lao Cai, then train to Hanoi
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay by van
Ha Long to Hanoi by minibus

Plane rides: 8, previously at 5 plus the 3 listed above
Car rides: 10, previously at 7 plus the 3 vans listed above
Bus rides: 5, plus the minibus listed above
Ferry/boat rides: still at 5
Train rides: 17, previously at 15 plus the 2 listed above

Lots of travelling around!