Where the Dutch escaped to avoid the tropical heat.

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A quiet and peaceful night at a Buddhist temple about 80 kilometers north of Hua Hin.

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Well, sort of. She doesn't speak English, I don't speak Lao but we exchange smiles and greetings.
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Cat Ba island promises to be a reprieve from all the clatter. Eric has been selling me on the place for weeks. When my whining kicks in (The traffic! The noise! The confusion!), he paints me a picture of a quiet island plopped down in Halong Bay where I can enjoy views of the limestone peaks in the distance.

Blog excerpt from January 2012:

Cat Ba has undergone a change or two since Eric first visited in 1996. The two family-owned guest houses that he recalls have mushroomed into hundreds of hotels. HUNDREDS.

It’s the off season so we have our pick. Six dollars a night gets us a view of the bay, clean sheets, a hot shower and WiFi. The place is mostly deserted except for a few hardy backpackers. Thankfully, because I doubt I’d stick around when Cat Ba is in full swing, full of boisterous Chinese tourists frequenting the massage parlours.

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