Before saying goodbye to Hanoi, we thought we’d treat ourselves to some spa indulgence.

Our hotel very kindly offered us a complimentary visit, to apologise for the noise of building work early this morning at the next door site.

Michelle decided to go for a facial and Andy a Vietnamese body massage. It proved a great way to relax before we departed to the airport.

Both our treatments proved a perfect tonic for preparing us for an afternoon travel and the 2hr flight down to Bangkok.

Our cab to the airport was super quick, and we were checked into the flight and through security with 90mins to spare before departing.

The flight to Bangkok was delayed by an hour, but due to the efficiency of Vietnam Airways, we somehow made up most of this time in the air and were on the ground in Bangkok by 7pm.

We are staying in the night at a hotel close to the airport where we stayed 6 weeks ago with Amelia before she returned to the Uk and we headed off to Vietnam.

Like most airport hotels there was little option but to be ‘mugged’ at their in-house restaurant as we sat down for dinner.

It was great to be back on the Chang beers, less so the pizza & chips which were ok, but a tad rich at £15!!

Anyway the comfort food before China seemed worth it!

As mentioned in yesterday’s post, this will be our last entry for the next 3 weeks as China doesn’t allow the app format we use.

So it will be all quiet until we pop up in Hong Kong on the 31st August.

Catch up then!