VIETNAM

Day 1 & 2: These two days consisted of flying eighteen hours and traveling a distance of 7,765 miles, while also adjusting to an eleven hour time difference. The first leg of the trip was from LAX to NRT (Narita Internalional Airport) in Tokyo, Japan. A twelve hour direct flight over the Pacific Ocean, covering a distance of 5,451 miles. The second leg was a six hour flight, flying high above the western part of Japan, East China Sea, and the eastern part of China. We touched down 2, 314 miles later at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Upon arrival we were ushered to Immigration, where my friend and I had to give them our documents requesting entry, passport-like photos, and our passports to be processed. The visa and passport stamp was $50 and the certified entry documents were $18 for two. These documents were certified from a third party and done a couple weeks prior to this trip. Our visa was $50 because we got the multiple entry one, a single entry visa will cost $25. Once we were given our passports back, going through customs took no more than five minutes, and finally we were enroute to my friend’s place in Tay Ho.