Hey everyone.

Myself and a few mates are travelling up vietnam through to laos in jan/feb next year. We are going to be in thailand then come across and start at HCMC.
Where do you reccomend stoping on the journey up to hanoi/loas? And how should we go about getting up there, train?

After leaving hanoi we'll go across to laos, but also unsure of the great spots to go there too... Anyway any information on these places would be great. We are all 20 - 21yr males..