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Hanoi and what annoys!
Jan 16, 2008
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" Our visit to Hue is all too brief as we fly out to Hanoi this morning. The overcast sky continues to follow us. Hanoi, was the name given to the city by King Minh Mang in 1831. H ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
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Nanning to Hanoi, Vietnam
Sep 11, 2007
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"So on the 11th September we finally headed out of China and made our way into Vietnam. The bus left at 7.30 am and, dependent on customs, the journey was expected to take up ..."
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Everything Happens in Hanoi
Nov 17, 2007
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"We entered into Vietnam early in the morning after a 45 minute drive in a private mini-bus, the complete lap of luxury, we didn't know what to do with ourselves! We got stamped out ..."
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Vietnam
Aug 13, 2007
(14 photos)
"Beeeep, beeep,beep, beeeep, beep, beeeeeeeeep! Anoying is'nt it? thats Hanoi for you...For those of you who have been over this way you are probably more than aware of the constant ..."
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Friendship Pass and Hanoi, Part I
Sep 3, 2005
"I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that they are wonderful things for other people to go on - Jean Kerr, Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, The Snake Has A ..."
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"Some day we'll all look back on this and laugh"
Mar 30, 2006
(6 photos)
"Lonely Planet explicitly says, do NOT take the bus from Vientiane to Hanoi. They say -- but don't really go into helpful detail -- that there is an easier way to do it involving a ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
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We're in Hanoi, Honk your Horn!
Dec 2, 2007
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"We got to Hanoi airport and our taxi driver was already waiting for us with another passenger to our hotel. Since we needed some Dong (Vietnamese currency), Frank rushed to t ..."
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Hanoi
Sep 23, 2007
(8 photos)
"Stayed in the Backpackers international in Hanoi- pretty good for a Hostel at $4 a night and met some great people. Went on a quick tour of the city on the back of a moped- quite a ..."
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Back 2 Civilisation, well sort of civilised anyway
May 23, 2007
(13 photos)
"Its easy to see why a lot of people din't like Hanoi:- its a frantic, hot, dirty place where your constantly being hassled and overcharged for everything and anything you want. How ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
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flashbacks from 'Nam
Jun 24, 2005
(54 photos)
"(I should preface this update by saying I was reading "A Fortune Teller Told Me" by Tiziano Terzani and he is very critical of SE Asia moving towards a Western culture and it proba ..."
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Goooooood Morning Vietnam!
Dec 4, 2006
(6 photos)
"Ok, no time to write now, but you faithful readers know we are good on our word that we will write very shortly. We'll get you those photos of Bangkok, as well as some from Vietnam ..."
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Good Morning Viet...Oh, Ripped Off Already!
May 26, 2006
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"Rolling into Hekou on the China Vietnam border I had a couple of hours to waste before the border would open, actually had to double check the time due to the 1 hour time differenc ..."
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Koto
Nov 12, 2006
"I got an email from Mum today and she said that since the Golden Girls joined our trip all I've talked about is food and she implied something Freudian. I don't know about that but ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
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Hello Hanoi - Subtle Differences
Jan 15, 2007
(7 photos)
"New York & Hanoi The Hanoi locals are like New Yorkers, they keep to themselves, and are doing their thing. They're not trying to be extra friendly to try to sell somet ..."
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What a crazy capital!
Jul 29, 2005
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"After a week in Laos, and Halong Bay's serene scenery and tranquil cruising (albeit with hundreds of other tourist boats), the bustle of Vietnam's capital came as quite a shock! We ..."
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Ho Chi Mingin'..
Jan 13, 2007
(12 photos)
"Welcome to the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Hanoi. On first impressions Hanoi is sophisticated, modern, and yet maintains a touch of the old at every turn. It has ..."
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Hanoi
Jul 21, 2005
(5 photos)
"As we pulled into Hanoi lots of men rushed to the bus to try and take the passengers to their hotel. We ended up at a pretty nice place with b'fst included, cable TV and free inter ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
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Vientiane to Hanoi
Feb 22, 2006
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"In hindsight, I wish I had of not travelled to Hanoi via Vientiane. Given that Laos is a red hot travel destination for budget backpackers, two days ended up being quite expensive ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
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Flight to Hanoi
Feb 6, 2007
"Traveling requires a lot of decision making. I guess life in general does, but at home a lot of your daily decisions are already made. You have to wake up at a certain ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
dane
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Hanoi
Sep 30, 2006
(6 photos)
"The train from Lao Cai to Hanoi wasn't too bad, although it was no where near as good as the Chinese trains. The beds were incredibly hard and the A/C barely worked, but I was so t ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
roadtrip
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Good Morning Vietnam
Feb 23, 2006
"Arrived safe and sound in Hanoi late pm and got taken to a hostel (touts waiting at drop off point) on arrival by motorbike (first time I have agred to go on one and was an experie ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
emanddave
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Breakdancing with Lenin
Apr 16, 2007
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"He Said: The last time I visited Vietnam, my traveling companions and I did a twelve-hour, overnight mini-bus ride between Hanoi and Hue was nothing short of brutal. It still ranks ..."
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First Impressions of Hanoi
May 16, 2004
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"Headed for the Da Nang airport yesterday morning. The drive up was ugly and difficult with scooters, cars, trucks, and buses all competing for space on the road. Much honking was i ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
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Vietnam - Hanoi
Apr 4, 2007
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"As soon as we touched down in Hanoi and bundled into the taxi, we knew we had stepped foot in a city that would be both hectic and crazy. Every vehicle on the road, be it car, van ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
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Nothing is open in this place!
Dec 8, 2005
(10 photos)
"Yesterday we got up early decided to make the most of our short stay in Vientiane. We hired a tuk tuk and got it to drive us roughly 30kms out of town to Buddha Park. On the way we ..."
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Crawled into Hanoi!
Mar 17, 2006
(7 photos)
"Crawled into Hanoi after a horrendous bus journey; well, most people are pre-warned that if they don't want to spend the 130 or so $ to fly from Vientiane, they will have a 22 hr j ..."
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Hanoi - Capital of Vietnam
Jun 3, 2006
(16 photos)
"SaPa was a gorgeous town, we really enjoyed it there, the view from our room out to the mountains was spectacular, we would sit on the balcony and watch the clouds clear and reveal ..."
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Imperial cities and majestic landscapes
Aug 26, 2006
(21 photos)
" Highlights of the north: Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Wandering the narrow roads in the old part of town, we could really see the Chinese and Japanese influence of Hoi An ..."
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It's not right, I don't get it...
Apr 10, 2006
(9 photos)
"10/04 Arrived in Hanoi after a couple of Air Asia flights. A taxi from our guesthouse met us at the airport, which was great. Iy was a reasonably long trip into the old quarter of ..."
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benandtrudie
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Motorcycles Galore
Nov 6, 2005
(9 photos)
"Hanoi - Capital of Vietnam, faded French grandeur, Uncle Ho's communist legacy...and more bloody motorcycles that you can possibly imagine. Cars, it appears, are a recent invention ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
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Good morning Vietnam
Nov 21, 2005
(4 photos)
"Alarm went off unceremoniously at 5:30am so that I could be ready for our 7:45 flight to Hanoi in Vietnam. Got into a tuk-tuk and got the price down from the rip-off he originally ..."
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rbisset
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14 Hour Night Train to Hanoi
Dec 4, 2005
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"So this is actually pretty funny. 14 or 15 hour night train, in a tiny cabin, with myself, mom and the two Sweds, Oskar and Gustov. As the train started and stopped at each station ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
kimberlysarna
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Lost at Sea
Dec 14, 2005
(18 photos)
"Its a cold dark evening in Hue, as we wait patiently on the platform for the overnight sleeper train to Hanoi. We see a big group of Australians at one end of the platform excitedl ..."
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rachel_john
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Follow the Yellow Noodle...
May 28, 2006
(35 photos)
"Welcome to the North. Well, no place is perfect and such is the case in Hanoi. We've noticed that the further north we go the less friendly the folks are. Kind of like home...just ..."
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themooners
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the northern city
Jan 22, 2005
(2 photos)
"After Hoi An we rushed up to Hanoi, anxious to go trekking in Sapa and sailing around Halong Bay. What a mistake. We hadn't anticipated the weather difference between the north and ..."
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cobi
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Good Morning Vietnam
Apr 25, 2006
(6 photos)
"The first place we visited in Vietnam was Halong Bay, with its amazing limestone cast landscape, legend says that it was created by dragons descending into the water, well it looke ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
tracy_coward
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Capital of Vietnam
Feb 24, 2006
(2 photos)
"So after a massive amount of bus time, 24 hours on and off, and a full recovery from the hangover from hell, we arrive in the capital of Vietnam in the north of the country. Althou ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
mills-mcshea
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New Years
Jan 4, 2005
(6 photos)
"January 4, 05 Northern Vietnam is spectacular in its diverse scenery and people. I caught a bus to Halong Bay the day after I arrived. I was a day behind the group I had met, but f ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
arlash
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Good Morning, Vietnam
Feb 1, 2005
(9 photos)
"Departed Kunming on the night of the 28th. Once again, I found myself on an overnight sleeper bus. When I boarded the bus, I couldn't help but laugh. Our two bunks were right next ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
luolan
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The Royal Minsk
Jul 27, 2005
"Upon returning to Hanoi we rested at our base hotel and repacked for our next adventure scheduled for the following day. This next trip was a 6-Day trip of the North of Vietnam. Fo ..."
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pidgeandpie
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Good Morning Vietnam!!
Jun 17, 2005
(2 photos)
"Good Morning Vietnam!! Well its more like good evening really. We arrived from Guangzhou by plane at about 10.30pm and stood in a que at airport immigration for about an hour while ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
meercatvinny
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Hanoi - One Month Left
Jul 26, 2005
(13 photos)
"So since i last wrote I have been through Cambodia, and from Southern Vietnam up to the top, Hanoi. Cambodia is a pretty mental place, very worth going to for the sights but not th ..."
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bigmikey69
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Hanoi
Dec 28, 2005
"Feeling like Royalty, You know when you land in an airport and you see those guys in driver suits holding up signs for the likes of Mr Smith etc, the thought always passes your min ..."
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suzukistorey
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Around Hanoi with Uncy Ho
Dec 9, 2005
(25 photos)
"Despite Hong the mototaxi driver taking me to Danang airport instead of train station ("no dude, I said 'choo choo'!"), I eventually made it onto the northbound overnight train en- ..."
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technotrekker
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Uncle Ho and the Scam Boys
Feb 14, 2006
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"On the sleeper train to Hanoi, foreigners were grouped together: "Here's your friend," the ticket collector said as he pointed Michael, from the US, to the bunk above mine. Of cour ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
lraleigh
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Sapa, Vietnam
Apr 4, 2006
"My first trip to Vietnam was excellent. I particularly liked Sapa. ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
paul
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Hanoi I - 30th anniversary
Apr 30, 2005
(11 photos)
"Hello everyone. On my last trip to Vietnam, several people asked me for some easy English books. So I stuffed my backpack with all it could handle, about 30 total. Some for friends ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
eric
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Hello Hanoi
Jan 24, 2005
(8 photos)
"Today, we find ourselves in a new city - and a new country. We spent much of yesterday travelling from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and then on to Hanoi by plane. As Martin says it was an ..."
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kimandmartin
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Noerken in der Koerken
Mar 2, 2005
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"The train trip from Saigon to Hanoi was romantic in a Paul Theroux's 'Great Train Bazaar' kind of way. We met people from not only Vietnam, but Japan and Holland. From the windows ..."
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zee
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Havoc in Hanoi!
Dec 29, 2004
(6 photos)
"Hanoi is MAD! We arrived bright and early at 04:00 bleary eyed expecting not alot to be going on - walked outside the station and it seemed like the whole world was up wanting us t ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
dawn_smedley
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Vietnam
Jan 9, 2005
"Hello. Of all the countries I'm visiting, Vietnam was the one I was looking forward to the most. I eat regularly at a Vietnamese restaurant in Seattle. Many of my friends at the Re ..."
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eric
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Motorbikes, noodle soup and Halong Bay
Jan 15, 2005
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"After a mad dash to Bangkok after checking out of the hospital we finally found ourselves on a flight to Hanoi - only a day behind schedule and very rested after the hospital stay. ..."
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mightylongway
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Hanoi aka Motorcycle City
Jan 6, 2005
(4 photos)
"We hitchhiked and local bused it from Sapa through the Northwest of Vietnam, through Dien Bien Phu, en route to Hanoi. I got my haircut on the side of the road in some rural town - ..."
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canuckdive
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Ha-long is the Hue to Hanoi?
Feb 7, 2005
(5 photos)
"Now that you have stopped groaning about our title... When we last left you we teased you with the story of our bus trip from Hoi An to Hue. As previously stated the drivers in Vie ..."
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chrisandlara
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Vietnam Vet: Ooop North!
Jan 20, 2005
(10 photos)
"It was hard leaving Hoi An but alas, I had to press on north... I bumped into a couple from London on the bus that I'd met earlier in Dalat. Jo and Iain have been in Vietnam about ..."
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oflareypants
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Vietnam in a nutshell-Nic's version
Mar 5, 2005
"[Nicole] Useless info about VN 1. Best meal in VN: too many to list 2. Near death experience with motorbikes: 100's 3. Nightmares of motorbikes running over me: countless and this ..."
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nicandpete
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On a hi !
Mar 15, 2005
(6 photos)
"We got into Hanoi late on Thursday night. After some initial shenanigans getting a room, we set out to see Hanoi by night. It was certainly a pretty disorientating experience to be ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
bush-trotters
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The Amazing Race
Feb 15, 2005
(2 photos)
"Take a dash of rotten luck, mix in an unhappy group of travellers, and you have yourself a recipe for disaster. But before I get to that incident, let me quickly outline what happe ..."
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chowie
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The Capital City
Mar 10, 2008
(24 photos)
"In the bustling capital city, you need to put the street crossing skills you learned in Saigon to use again as the traffic is constant and hectic. Hanoi is cool. It has a mix ..."
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Vietnam Tour of Duty: Hanoi to the DMZ
Oct 5, 2004
"...in which the jaded traveller messes up a Minsk motorbike and zips through the DMZ... HANOI TOUCHDOWN I'm becoming a jaded traveller. The Hanoi airport minibus, which usually dro ..."
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jeroen
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Big bus rides and small streets
Apr 16, 2005
"Well, that was a long trip. Really. The journey to Hue was nice enough though - blissfully, the bus had a quiet horn (of course, it had squeaky suspension and no a/c to compensate ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
chris-marianne
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Good Morning Vie.... sorry, can't do it
Nov 3, 2003
(4 photos)
"Sunday November 2nd Early rise to get to the airport. Nearly missed my flight as the queue for Thai airlines was horrendous. Fortunately, Hanoi passengers were called to the front, ..."
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dazzla
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Hanoi in 1 day
Oct 18, 2003
(4 photos)
"Saturday 18th October... Arrived in Hanoi about 8:30am this morning - a little later than expected as I think something happened to the bus. Naturally they didn't tell us but just ..."
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froglin81
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Luang Prabang to Hanoi
Sep 4, 2004
(6 photos)
"Saturday 4 September - Luang Prabang to Hanoi, Vietnam - New Tong Dang Hotel, Hanoi It's time to face the inevitable. It was a choice between a 1 hour flight and a twelve hour bus ..."
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kimandpercy2004
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Motorcycle Madness
Mar 5, 2006
(7 photos)
"At Hong Kong airport Mandy and I went our separate ways for the first time on our trip as she headed home to catch up with family and friends, especially her sister and new nephew ..."
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worldofbintang
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Hiding in airports
Dec 15, 2007
(19 photos)
"Its a sad world when you have to hide from a genuinely nice person in airport baggage claim area, but sadly this was what we had to do. Because of our time-scale, we caught a fligh ..."
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mattmcshane
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I am going bonkers
May 23, 2005
"I now see why people have mixed feeling about Vietnam. It's a wonderful country with spectacular scenery. Unfortunately there have been many instances especially around Hanoi, that ..."
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ajpeel
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RacingThePlanet Vietnam
Feb 24, 2008
(38 photos)
"Yep, I did it again - joining the RTP team as a volunteer; this time in Vietnam. It was a muddy event but the breathtaking landscape and the warmth of the people in Sapa made up fo ..."
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grizzly
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Hanoi
Mar 2, 2005
(5 photos)
"Early arrival in Hanoi. We flew from Vientiene at a bit before 8am. Last flight on Laos Air -- not bad, but is supposed to be one of the worst airlines in the world! And the first ..."
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roundtheworld
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The road to Hanoi
Mar 30, 2005
(11 photos)
"Moving into central Vietnam we stop at the picturesque riverside town of Hoi An, right in the middle of festival time. It was a welcome stop, as I am well tired of 12hr overnight b ..."
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anelegantchaos
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One more for the road...
Oct 22, 2004
(3 photos)
"My past few days in Hanoi followed the pattern of the previous days in Hoi An. Good food, no site seeing, lots of internet and reading. I've spent some time with a Frenchman, Gillu ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
rebn
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Ouch, that hurt
Dec 22, 1999
"The bus to Hanoi is meant to take 12 hours. Maybe if the road was half decent it would, but this road was just loads of potholes everywhere, so it took us 17 hours. It was hideous. ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
uncle_davros
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Beautiful...City
Jul 19, 2004
(3 photos)
"Monday 19th July 2004 Barely slept as very hot, and was conscious I only had my watch alarm to wake me for my early flight. Catching a Tuk-Tuk to the airport, I was expecting to ge ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
shaunduvall
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Vietnam or Bust!
Jul 3, 2003
"We made it to Delhi around dawn on July 1st, dazed from an all-night bus ride. As we had expected/hoped, Delhi was indeed far less Delhiesque the second time around. It was still h ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
mikeandheather
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Conspiracy Theory
Jun 30, 2005
"Vietnam. My god. The place has almost worn me down to a shadow of the man I previously was! I'm almost certain there is a secret operation by the communist bastardized goverment he ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
bonkers
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