Hello,
Two questions regarding an upcoming trip.
We are going for a week to a dive resort in Indonesia called Wakatobi, where the meals are included but drinks and wine are extra. A quick look at the wine list there is pretty depressing. $12 a glass for Penfolds Rawsons retreat and $200 a bottle for D’Arenberg Dead arm are examples. We can bring wine and liquor with us but there is a weight limit. We have a 2 night, 1 day stay in Bali before leaving to the outer island and wanted to know if anyone could recommend a wine or liquor store there. We are overnighting in the Kuta area near the airport. Also, it seems like most of the wine available in Bali is Australian and mostly the mass market stuff, so if anyone has suggestions on what might be decent in this range, that would be great.
We also have a longish layover in Taipei airport and I probably will just buy a liter of alcohol at duty free and take that with us to Wakatobi for mixed drinks cocktails and may forgo wine for the week. Indonesia has a 1 liter per person limit on duty free so that shouldn’t be a problem.
After Wakatobi we are going to be in Hanoi for 5 nights and if anyone has any recommendations regarding a first time visit there I would love to learn. We would be interested in walking tours around the city, cooking classes, restaurants, interesting eating or drinking experiences, or any other suggestions. We will probably spend one night on Cat Ba Island to hike, and kayak on the bay there and any suggestions for Cat Ba would be helpful too.