Off to the island

We enjoyed our days in Hanoi, but the cool weather and the weather forecast for northern Vietnam made us change our travel plans. Instead of hiking in Sa Pa and a boat tour in Halong Bay in the cold, we are now experiencing island life and heat in the far southwest of Vietnam, on Phu Quoc Island. Afterwards, we will travel from south to north and do the northern hike at a time that promises better hiking weather.

So now it's a lazy island week.

However, the first impression of Phu Quoc was not convincing. We found accommodation in Duong Dong, which is the main town. It is dominated by Russian package tourists, if I may say so generally. Along the road, there are restaurants with the charm of bus shelters, alternating with supermarkets and karaoke bars.

But when we reached the older districts and the port, we were reconciled. It still looks authentically bustling and lively there.