Phong Nha, Hanoi and Ha Giang
Dr. Seuss once said "You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose". I liked this poetry and decided that fulfillment would require the desired sandals. Upon returning to the beautiful fishing village of Hoi An from the even more impressive and quaint seaside island village of Bai Huong (see previous post) on the 2nd of July, I collected my coveted custom made sandals. These dusty pink beauties were knock off Birkenstocks admittedly, but infinitely cooler. The direction they took me to that night was to the notorious 'Hair of the dog' were I partied away my last night in Hoi An with new friends from Canada and England. The next day I left for the town of Phong Nha, its 'Son Doong' cave had been spoken about in hushed tones: "the biggest cave in the world", "King Kong was filmed there", "only discovered last year". Needless to say it was something that neither I nor my peers could afford to travel i