With reluctance our trip to Vietnam via Hong Kong began after I offered my mum a holiday to where ever she wished in J class on redemption points ... I tried to nudge her in the direction of Paris but Vietnam it was to be..!!
Vietnam was never on my wish list but hang I was going on a holiday where there was some French influence at least so excitement set in.
On the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] May we flew from Cairns to Hong Kong on CX102 A330-300 @ 3:20 pm (53k points each) .
The lounge in Cairns is comfortable and we met some people we knew going on the same flight.
The aircraft is so tired looking, but the coffin seats I still find comfortable.
The service was nice and the food good for this 7hr flight.
My mum thinks I’ve lost the plot to be taking photo’s until I explain the AFF thing
We checked in to the Stanford Hotel in Mongkok that evening, thought it was in a great spot, nice & clean. Ladies Market was 2 blocks away and was central to get to wherever we wished. This was $167 per night not incl breakfast. I recommend this place if you don't want to spend alot.
We visited the Peak, The Harbour and of course the shops in one day then flying on to Ho Chi Minh city with CX to connect with our VN flight into Danang enroute to Hoi An. Our flight was at 8:50 on economy flight CX767 777-300ER such an early start for such an uncomfortable flight. The seats on this aircraft was truely painful even for such a short flight. The meal was quite good just horrid seats.
We landed in Ho Chi Minh then made our way to the domestic. WOW ! was a bit of shock to me, it was about this time I wanted to scold my mother for going to Vietnam. It was so hot & I’m from the Far North ! I’m thinking about now OMG what have I done.... ! So many people just hanging around the airport. (country girl I am)
We had to wait for almost 4 hrs at SGN for VN1324, it was a long, long wait..! It was a big relief to get moving again. The ATM didn’t work there, we were lucky 1 shop accepted my card to buy a drink and snack.
The VN flight was quite good & comfortable. I had organised private transfer to Hoi An with the accommodation. Costing $20 US.
Vietnam was never on my wish list but hang I was going on a holiday where there was some French influence at least so excitement set in.
On the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] May we flew from Cairns to Hong Kong on CX102 A330-300 @ 3:20 pm (53k points each) .
The lounge in Cairns is comfortable and we met some people we knew going on the same flight.
The aircraft is so tired looking, but the coffin seats I still find comfortable.
The service was nice and the food good for this 7hr flight.
My mum thinks I’ve lost the plot to be taking photo’s until I explain the AFF thing
We checked in to the Stanford Hotel in Mongkok that evening, thought it was in a great spot, nice & clean. Ladies Market was 2 blocks away and was central to get to wherever we wished. This was $167 per night not incl breakfast. I recommend this place if you don't want to spend alot.
We visited the Peak, The Harbour and of course the shops in one day then flying on to Ho Chi Minh city with CX to connect with our VN flight into Danang enroute to Hoi An. Our flight was at 8:50 on economy flight CX767 777-300ER such an early start
for such an uncomfortable flight. The seats on this aircraft was truely painful even for such a short flight. The meal was quite good just horrid seats.We landed in Ho Chi Minh then made our way to the domestic. WOW ! was a bit of shock to me, it was about this time I wanted to scold my mother for going to Vietnam. It was so hot & I’m from the Far North ! I’m thinking about now OMG what have I done.... ! So many people just hanging around the airport. (country girl I am)
We had to wait for almost 4 hrs at SGN for VN1324, it was a long, long wait..! It was a big relief to get moving again. The ATM didn’t work there, we were lucky 1 shop accepted my card to buy a drink and snack.
The VN flight was quite good & comfortable. I had organised private transfer to Hoi An with the accommodation. Costing $20 US.
