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Playing with my Dong
Feb 4, 2008
"I'm just going to point out that Vietnam's monetary currency is called "Dong" and that I find it hilarious... Wrinkly dong, old dong, used dong... The possibilities for ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
dmilord

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back in nam
Jun 8, 1972
(1 photo)
"i've got no time for the jibba jabba ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
a-aaaaa

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A new country
Dec 3, 2007
"We are in a completely new country of sorts. Hanoi, the capital, is far north and a mysterious world known for its much less friendly and more cutthroat citizens as compared ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
augiejhu

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Travels in Nam
Nov 5, 2006
(15 photos)
"Hanoi - very cool and kind of laid back for an Asian city! we had a great time cycling around, and hardly got rained on at all! took in loads of temples, galleries, museums etc. Cr ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
jillsy

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Visit to Hanoi
Jul 14, 2006
(7 photos)
"I had a great visit to the fabled city of Hanoi. I did a poor job of journaling, but have this entry from my last night when I tried to sum it up. Enjoy the pictures. Will try and ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
davidmo

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Marco et Renee
Jun 3, 2007
(5 photos)
"Salut a tous, Et oui, le voyage avance a grand pas et la moitie de l itineraire du vietnam est maintenant complete. Hier, nous avons quitte Hoi An en avion en direction de Hanoi, l ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
jslabbee

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Hanoi here I come
Mar 15, 2007
(2 photos)
"Wow.... I just made the train from Lao Cai to Hanoi as the local mini bus drivers drive around town looking to fill up the bus before heading to the destination. Myself and fe ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
sorenwhite

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Hanoi pops and rocks
Mar 8, 2008
"Vihdoinkin Vietnamissa. Ja vaikka toisin on joskus kuultu ja toisin voisi kuvitella, niin ihmiset ovat hauskoja, kivoja ja maa on upea. Vaikka hiukan kylla ottaa paahan jenkit ja r ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
aino.tanhua

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I LOVE Hanoi!
Aug 24, 2007
"I love Hanoi! This city has such a great feel to it. Nothing particular that makes it outstanding, it's just a general atmosphere. This morning we were really busy tryi ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
callis

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Good Morning Vietnam
Aug 15, 2007
(18 photos)
" In true backpacker style we flew to Vietnam from Laos to avoid a 24 hour bus journey...well maybe not backpacker style but we justified it to ourselves non ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
louisekeohane

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Chaotic Hanoi
May 23, 2007
(5 photos)
"After a short pane ride from Luang Probang, Laos, I arrived safely in chaotic Hanoi, Vietnam. The Vietnamese countryside, from shimmering rice paddies to stunning karst formations, ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
dwarner

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Hello Vietnam
Jul 13, 2007
"Without a ticket for the one daily bus between Nanning and Hanoi, I had to do this border crossing between China and Vietnam the hard way--but it was also the cheaper way.&nbs ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
12thousand500

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Hanoi for Quarterfinal
Jul 21, 2007
(8 photos)
"Well here we are in Hanoi, been here for 3 days now, haven't seemed to find the time to fill out this until now!!!! After the Aussies beat Thailand it was a case of doing a bit of ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
kakadudude

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Hanoi
Jun 26, 2008
(20 photos)
"Nach der modernen Metropole Peking sind wir nun in Asien "ankegkommen, in Vietnams capital City - die Stadt der Mopeds. Hier ist jeder Einwohner auf seinem Mofa zuhause, die kleine ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
johast

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Hanoi
Apr 13, 2008
(19 photos)
"Arrived in Hanoi nursing hangovers from the sendoff the night before. Met Kian our new tour guide for the next 14 days and also the rest of the group (16 in total) who are all Aust ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
ruairioc

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and a trip to Halong Bay
Feb 17, 2007
(4 photos)
"I took the night bus up to Hanoi, which fortunately was uneventful. Had a bit of a cold upon arrival so I took it easy on my first day. The main event was a visit ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
mistahall

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Hanoi
Aug 24, 2007
(18 photos)
"Day 46- Off to Vietnam... After packing, we made a quick pit-stop to a neighboring Starbucks. We ate the best quiche that either of us had ever had (other than Phil's ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
philnshell

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Are we nearly there yet?
Oct 28, 2006
"Hello from Hanoi (don't know how to say that in Vietnamese yet) We've arrived in the Vietnamese capital but the journey to get here deserves an entry all of it's own. No-one likes ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
rconkling

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Hanoi!!!
Mar 22, 2006
"Well here we are in Hanoi, made it without too many dramas, spent way too long looking for junk to spend on money in Singapore Monday and yesterday, and Ryan had a spew at the hote ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
kakadudude

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Hanoi
Jul 26, 2007
(4 photos)
"July 25th (cont...) We jumped of the Minibus near the Hanoi backpacker hostel which we heard was THE place to be in Hanoi. Secured ourselves a couple of dorm beds and headed out to ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
bhavish

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Hanoi and beautiful Halong Bay
Mar 16, 2006
(20 photos)
"The confusion seems not only confined to the passengers but also the tour operator. Amy is fending off the moto drivers on one side while I am trying to secure our bags on the othe ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
epdevries

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Happy New Year in Hanoi and Halong Bay!
Feb 19, 2007
(5 photos)
"Ok so its been a while since my last entry so I've got a lot to write. So last you heard I was in Hue ready to get a train to Hanoi. We got to the train station and when the train ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
barbarabryson

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Hanoi
Nov 26, 2005
"Arrived in Hanoi early in the morning from the night train from Hue. The old town is pretty chaotic, but did the lonely planet walking tour to get some bearings. Met up with Kirsty ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
holmesbe

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Hanoi rocks (well, sort of...)
Aug 3, 2006
"Day one: This city is a bit maddening and makes Bangkok seem tranquil. Many in the city are desperately poor, so street vendors hawk their wares at every opportunity. If your eyes ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
mickerelli

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Street Pics
Feb 16, 2004
(8 photos)
"Even after seeing other parts of SE Asia, I still feel Vietnam ranks up there as one of the coolest countries in the region. It's hard to capture the essence of this place in a pic ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
jimtran

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Spring Break: Hanoi, Vietnam Part 1
Mar 26, 2008
(23 photos)
"Alright. Spring Break March 7-17th 2008 First off.. i guess i am just really bad at keeping up with a blog.. you all know how i like to talk in person so writing is eh alright in m ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
generalj

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Hanoi
Feb 23, 2008
(4 photos)
"I only just made it into Vietnam! Just as the permafrost around my bone marrow began to melt they treatened to send me back to the inhospitable climes of China. Our lovely karoke s ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
kimandrob

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Good bye China. Hello Vietnam
Apr 26, 2006
"Our last day in Beijing we hit one more temple. The Lama Temple was pretty amazing. It was probably the nicest temple complex we've seen so far. It had about 10 temples, and inside ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
bertoymariana

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Into Vietnam the Legal Way
Sep 19, 2007
(1 photo)
"Leaving Cambodia was good. The rain, dust, garbage in the streets, constant solicitations for a taxi ride, massa-gi, la-di good boom-boom got to be a bit much. I don't know why, bu ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
mono_mundial

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Puppetry and John McCain
Feb 12, 2007
(5 photos)
"On this trip, when we bury one travel partner we always manage to dig up another. Hans parted ways with the group permanently when myself, Aaron, Gus, and Adam left Laos for Vietna ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
loronaaa

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Hectic Hanoi!
May 25, 2005
(5 photos)
"We made it to Vietnam by Sunday evening and even though it was more expensive we were glad we flew (it took an hour) than chance it on the cargo bus for 15 or more hours. Hanoi (th ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
lucy_and_matt

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Hanoi, not for the faint of heart
Jan 7, 2008
"After close to 20 hrs on a bus we made it to Hanoi, being here or less than 24 hrs I come to realize that Hanoi city is buck! Immediately after getting off our bus we took mot ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
bassmanms

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jeg troede jeg var i Indien for et kort ojeblik
Mar 14, 2006
(24 photos)
"naah men bussen kom, og vi blev glaedeligt overrasket. den var af ebdre standarder end vi havde vaeret vant til. der fulgte smaa puder med paa ryglaenet og vi fik alle en plads ind ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
iben

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This joke will really Hanoi you
Mar 3, 2007
(4 photos)
"The one thing you notice coming from sleepy Luang Prabang into Hanoi are the car horns. They are used all day and all night. The streets overflow with traffic going in all dir ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
batchelomez

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Back to Hanoi
Aug 23, 2006
"After looking at my options on how to get to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, I decided to take the $110 hit and fly! So far it's the most I've paid for transport but the other opti ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
derekdon

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Somebody give me some earplugs!!!
Dec 22, 2006
(8 photos)
"Our first flight since departing NZ! We have done enough bus trips to last a lifetime. So for US$50 we opted for the easy option to get to the capital of Vietnam - the 14 hour bus ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
thewjgirls

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Hanoi
Nov 13, 2007
(16 photos)
"After getting off the bus, we found a taxi to take us into the old town of Hanoi, and after quite a bit of looking around, we managed to find some accommodation. Bad weather in the ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
felicityb

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busy busy busy
Jul 28, 2005
"phew. well, i made it to Hanoi! after a few days in Hue, i got on an overnight sleeper train up to Hanoi...which was an experience. quite possibly the most uncomfortable night's sl ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
ruthie

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Good Morning Vietnam!
Feb 15, 2007
(9 photos)
"So after landing 20mins early (!), we had the pleasure of a man standing with the name 'Sarah Foster' on a piece of card! He put us and a german couple in a taxi for the ride to th ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
sarahandaimee

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Gooooood morning Vietnam
Dec 10, 2007
"We left Bangkok at 5am to go to Surnmhibhumi (not sure of spelling but it's pronounced Soon a boomie) airport. We flew via Nokair (cheapy spinoff of Thai Airways) at 7.50am to ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
maeverohan

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Good morning Vietnam!
Apr 3, 2008
(16 photos)
"3rd April 2008 .....Taxi, Taxi, Sir Taxi this way, Taxi, Taxi, you want taxi, Minibus, I take you, TAXI, Taxi, hey you taxi, TAXI, you want TAXI, where you go, Taxi, Taxi, Min ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
gemandsam

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Incredible Hanoi
Nov 18, 2007
"We arrived in Hanoi (in North Vietnam) 2 days ago. With major floods in the central parts of Vietnam, we're really glad we've chosen to come here. After a bit of a rough start (cou ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
mishandlauren

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Hanoi, Halong Bay and The Perfume River
Dec 15, 2002
(5 photos)
"************************************** Update - September 2005 ************************************ I made it back to Vietnam, as part of another trip, in September 2005. Check out ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
byrnedm

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Moto mayhem!
Oct 12, 2007
(22 photos)
"Our bus to Ha Noi wasn't until 2pm so after checking out we camped by the pool until it was time to go. The bus wasn't too bad and, lucky for us, for the first 3 hours to Hue ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
tonyandsara_rtw

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Among the Chaos...
May 6, 2006
(3 photos)
"Hanoi..... is a crazy city. No really, it is. I am told that there are 3 million motorbikes in the city (for the 4 million people here), and I wouldn't be surprised if there are mo ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
stepher205

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GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!
Oct 17, 2005
"Yes yes, were in good old Vietnam. Home of the Vietnam War. (Infact here they call it the American War) So there we were in our guesthouse, rested and refreshed and ready to got to ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
allworthy

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Northern Vietnam: Where's the HEAT?
Dec 1, 2006
(25 photos)
"Vietnam At Last Yes, we were allowed to cross the border into the great country of Vietnam. Problems? No, thankfully, though the border crossing was very odd. The Chinese side was ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
reaandtim

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Vietnam
Aug 21, 2006
(30 photos)
"Our adventure continues...Next stop The Socialist Republic of Vietnam for 9 days. Here's what we managed to do. We arrived in Hanoi on Friday night. (Air Asia Return to Hanoi from ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
prilae

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Hanoi - Craziest Place on Earth surely
Aug 5, 2006
"Saturday 5th August Arrive in Hanoi on a flight from Laos, oh my god this place is mayhem, firstly everyone drives around motorbikes, a few cars and the traffic is chaos, people ig ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
steveladhams

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Vietnam part 1
Jul 6, 2005
(5 photos)
"Xin Cha (hello in Vietnamese), Well this I s my first entry in Vietnam...I'll warn you now it's a long one ... so if you haven't got the time to read it now - save it for later!!! ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
laura-on-tour

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Three hours homeless in Hanoi
Jan 7, 2005
(5 photos)
"Hanoi, Vietnam, an energetic body whose veins flow rich with vitamin moto-traffic. There are millions of people carrying on with their everyday business; drinking, eating, and trav ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
ginoandtobi

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Good Luck - Vietnam
Nov 4, 2006
(12 photos)
"well last time we mailed we were heading off to get a flight to hanoi. We got a vietnam airlines prop plane and it only took an hour as opposed to 2 days on a bus. When we landed i ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
shane-paula

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good morning Vietnam!
Nov 10, 2007
(11 photos)
"It really was the wee small hours of the morning as our train chugged into Dong Dang, the Vietnamese border crossing from China. We were bundled off the train to complete the usual ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
adfieldbigtrip

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Brrrrrrrrr!
Mar 7, 2007
"Good news: the bus trip to Hanoi was much easier than the last night bus trip I took. The bus was in fact a modern, air-conditioned tourist bus, probably in as good or better ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
akre

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We are in Nam!
Dec 6, 2006
(2 photos)
"Elie - Sorry for the few days without update, but we are now in Vietnam which has decidedly fewer internet cafes! We arrived late at the airport but found that, as promised by our ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
nwillz

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Hanoi
Jan 13, 2007
(14 photos)
"Her Impression: Vietnam - I was so excited coming into Vietnam. I'm a little ashamed to say that all I ever knew about this country was based on War movies. I was dying to find out ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
grynn

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Hanoi, Vietnam
Jan 12, 2008
"After a 2 hour drive we made it to the busy city of Hanoi, Vietnam. Now, if there was one word I would use to sum up the city of Hanoi, I believe it would be ADRENILINE. Because no ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
ldegolia

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To a theatre of a different kind...
Feb 20, 2007
(3 photos)
"Throughout the trip we have heard mixed reviews of Hanoi and so approached it with a certain level of intrigue. One thing was sure, arriving by plane was the right option, opt ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
emma_steve80

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(1) Lazy Arrival in HANOI (VIETNAM Cap)
Oct 3, 2007
(3 photos)
"Ggggoooooooooooooooooooodddd Morrrrrrrrrning VIETNAM! HANOI: Stop Number 1, Country Number 1, DAY 1 - Wednesday 3rd October: First off, I regret that the first few entries on my tr ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
the-boy_picot

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Shout Out #13
Jan 19, 2007
(60 photos)
"I confess, I did it. I'm neither proud nor shameful. It's just one of those elements of life, like staring at a car crash while driving by; you know you are holding up traffic, but ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
hodizzle

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A close shave
Oct 26, 2007
(11 photos)
"Thankfully, we left Nanning and boarded a train for PingXiang and the Vietnam border. Nick and I decided to try and make it to Vietnam cheaply and without getting involve ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
nickandbev

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Hanoi
Jul 8, 2006
(5 photos)
"By six in the morning the streets are busy and the heat is rising. Sidewalks are filled with low plastic stools where people squat to slurp rice noodles with pork or chicken. Women ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
longwalktour

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oh! the noise!!
Nov 18, 2005
(4 photos)
"We arrived in Hanoi at 5 am on a sleeper train. Our wakeup call was some loud vietnamese pop song over the intercom system, kinda catchy once your brain has turned on. Hanoi i |