What should have been the highlight of our two weeks in Vietnam, a trip to Halong Bay ... A three day relaxing stay on Castaway Island enjoying a few cold beers was too tempting to resist.

Where to try it: Tuan Chau Island, Halong Bay, Vietnam. Cà Sáy: One of the Northern Vietnam’s most flavorful dishes, Cà Sáy is a bit of hybrid between the Muscovy and a traditional duck ...

Now, he’s been a junk skipper in Halong Bay for more than a decade ... settled and the fearsome currents around Bạch Long Vĩ island are caused by mischievous baby dragons thrashing their ...

Which is a surprise, considering our boat is gently bobbing in Vietnam’s much-visited Halong Bay. The cruise didn’t start out so serenely. Earlier that December morning, the piers at the ...