My Solo Trip to Hanoi, Vietnam

In October 2023, I snagged an incredible flight deal to Japan which included a stop in Hanoi, Vietnam. I made it into a weeklong stop. This was my first time travelling solo in Asia! I spent most of my time within Hanoi, and also did one overnight Ha Long Bay cruise. If you'd like to see everywhere I went on this trip mapped out, check out my guide on Plannin: https://plannin.com/en/guide/8b63a55c.... Sign up for an account and you can also get discounts on your hotel bookings through Plannin. FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO: My Hanoi accommodation: https://bendecirhotel.com/ Street food tour: https://www.hanoistreetfoodtour.com/w... Ha long bay cruise: https://www.indochina-junk.com/bai-tu... Want to support me? Buy me a coffee (or bubble tea :D🧋) here! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/daphnexp... SOME OF MY FAVOURITE TRAVEL TOOLS Airalo - I use eSIMs instead of sim cards. It's super convenient! https://airalo.pxf.io/NkN4oV GetYourGuide - I've used this to book tours and activities. https://gyg.me/3LtH1unZ Wise - I use the Wise card to pay for things when travelling, as well as being able to easily withdraw cash from ATMs. It's a multi-currency debit card. https://wise.prf.hn/l/1MbymqZ MY FILMING GEAR Camera - Panasonic GH5 Lens - Panasonic Leica 12-60mm (90%+ of my footage is shot with this lens) Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f4-5.6 Shotgun microphone - Rode VideoMicro Lavalier microphone - Rode lavalier and Wireless Go Tripod - MeFOTO Backpacker Mini tripod - Manfrotto PIXI evo Drone - DJI Mavic Mini Editing software - DaVinci Resolve Music from Musicbed. Get a free month when you sign up here: https://www.musicbed.com/invite/IANFx Follow me: Instagram @daphnexplores Website www.daphnexplores.com This description contains affiliate links. 0:00 Arrival 1:36 Hoan Kiem Lake 2:30 Cafe Dinh (Egg coffee) 3:03 Old Quarter, Dong Xuan market 3:44 Street food tour 6:18 Temple of Literature 7:38 Imperial Citadel of Thang Long 8:12 Cong Caphe, Banh mi 25, and che 9:29 Hoa Lo Prison, Vietnamese Women's museum 10:27 Hidden Gem Cafe 10:57 Old Quarter streets at night, bia hoi 11:44 Ha Long Bay cruise day 1 16:54 Ha Long Bay cruise day 2 18:45 Pho 10, last evening in Hanoi 19:26 Grab motorbike and snail noodle soup