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Happy in Hanoi
Apr 4, 2008
"Happy in Hanoi It was great getting to Hanoi. The army personel in loud green uniforms, as well as the dull communist (sorry, socialist) architecture straight away told you yo ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
lisamcsherry

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No Longer Just Transiting Through Hanoi
Jul 12, 2005
"Up early, taxi to the airport, Vietnam airway's flight to Hanoi, Vietnam airways bus to old town Hanoi... CHANGE OF PLANS. Our flight to Hanoi was pleasant overall. Though, for the ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
lrubin

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Hanoi
Mar 5, 2008
(30 photos)
"Well having caught the train from DaNang to Hanoi a 14 hr journey because the train moves as fast as a bus but shows some picturesque country side we finall arrived in Hanoi.Ive sh ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
lordos

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Dog eat Dog
Apr 28, 2007
(1 photo)
"A few short words about eating dog... Everyone has probably heard the joke about the American soldier during the war that ordered a "hot dog" and was served a plate of dog steak.&n ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
itsgotime

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to hanoi
Mar 31, 2005
"to hanoi, a fantastic city,. went to halong bay also wen i was in northern vietnam before heading south via hoi an, nha trang and cu chi ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
jordanblair100

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Happy New Year !!!
Feb 16, 2007
(5 photos)
"Last night at midnight was the Tet Festival (Chinese New Year's) here in Vietnam. What a amazing experience to be right in the middle of, thousands if not ten's of thou ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
toddsmoke

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Hanoisy--chaos and respite from the heat
Apr 15, 2006
"Friday April 14 Friday (yesterday) was the worst day of my travels thus far. Having only 5 hours of sleep didn't help (due to air con malfunction in Hue, and a very early flight to ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
kbryanjones

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Vietnam
Dec 16, 2005
(35 photos)
"Reading: Vernon God Little, DBC Pierre Listening to: Nude And Rude, Iggy Pop Happy New Year to everyone. I figured you receive enough mass mailing attacks from me so please conside ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
kareem

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Love you long time!
Jan 4, 2008
(10 photos)
"Arriving in Bangkok was like stepping out of the Tardis and finding myself in a different world. Lilliput, in fact. I've never seen so many tiny women and never felt so tall.   ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
julia.e

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Northern Vietnam
May 13, 2006
(12 photos)
"Next we headed up to the hustle and bustle of Vietnam's capital city, Hanoi. The Old Quarter is packed full of life, with every inch of space being filled by people buying and sell ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
joandpaul

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Hanoi
Dec 20, 2004
(17 photos)
"Following on from previous photos from Hanoi on the last site, we spent a couple of days here during which we went on a one day boat tour to Halong Bay. The scenery there was of th ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
crampo1

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A whole new country
Dec 8, 2006
(5 photos)
"Arriving in Hanoi from Bangkok was such a change - the misty cool weather here is a relief from the heat and crowds of Bangkok. We are staying in the old city, where the streets ar ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
kate.leuschke

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Ola de Hanoi
Apr 5, 2008
"hey pessoal, chegamos a nossa ultima paragem no Vietnam: Ha Noi, capital do norte do pais......... e completamente diferente da cidade de Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) no sul...... saigon e ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
jamangie

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Day 3 in Hanoi
Dec 12, 2007
(7 photos)
"Today we went to see Ho Chi Minh lying in state. Had to file passed in a line like you see for Lenin's tomb. It was redish marble, huge and stark. He was recumberant, arms folded a ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
mary_fraser

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GOOD MORNING VIETNAM
Aug 10, 2006
(20 photos)
"Vietnam- What can I say- could have clearly skipped it in my travels but.....then I would have never known how much I don't like it here.....first let me mention that the scenery i ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
laurawainer

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What happened to summer?
Feb 27, 2006
(4 photos)
"The 12-hour train trip on the Reunification Express went by surprisingly fast, thanks in part to Helen and Jo from Australia who were sharing the compartment with me, along with th ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
cameroninsea

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Lets talk about the weather
Feb 1, 2008
"Pack your winter woollies if you head to the north of Vietnam in January. Actually scratch that...what I should say is make sure you have them on when you walk off the plane. I tak ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
nzgreenie

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Vietnam's capital
Mar 29, 2007
(17 photos)
"Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, was the similar hussle and bussle of motorbikes and general activity we had experienced in Ho Chi Minh city. Arriving at 'Darling Guesthouse' in the earl ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
rowananddave

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Hanoi
May 21, 2008
(5 photos)
"We arrived in Hanoi safely yesterday afternoon. An intense city of jostling, tooting scooters with no sense of road rules. We had a walk around the Old Quarter once we had checked ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
shinetravels

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Nightmare Journey!
Oct 11, 2006
(9 photos)
"The flight the following day was very efficient. The airport is very smart, although I get the idea that it doesn't have a huge amount of people using it. The plane was on time and ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
dmp3380

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Hanoi Rocks
Jan 16, 2007
(7 photos)
"Hanoi Rocks!! 15th January 2007 We catch our flight to Hanoi this morning, it's a long way, we won't be at our hotel for another 24 hours. We get a brief stop at Singapore airport ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
danielandrachel

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Goodbye Vietnam
Apr 13, 2008
"Right time for our final blog from Vietnam...we've been here for almost a month now and both of us are looking forward to a new country. Not that we havent enjoyed it, but certain ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
jon-daniella

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The New Hanoi Kids on the Block
Dec 1, 2007
(9 photos)
"The new day started at about 6 AM. This was good as we hope to skew our schedule to early. Breakfast was probably much like all the other breakfasts we will be eating on this ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
steve_julie

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Hanoi
Nov 2, 2006
(5 photos)
"Depart aux aurores de Vientiane, 5h du mat, l'heure a laquelle tout le monde fait sont jogging. L'arrivee a Hanoi est un petit choc apres la tranquilite de Vientiane. La ville grou ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
annejulien

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Hanging out in Hanoi
Sep 5, 2007
"So you can say that I have come down -- very quickly -- from the high of living in paradise in Luang Prabang. We arrived in Hanoi Monday evening only to find out that th ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
chienwentong

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Hanoi
Nov 17, 2006
(4 photos)
"Hanoi has turned out to be a mixed bag for us due to a couple of unpleasant experiences. The first was as attempt to sell us a bogus tour. Thank goodness for Visa. Our first night ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
rvagabond

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Mondo Gelato
Jun 6, 2008
"Descending into Hanoi we come low over rice paddies. Shock at arrival-airport officials with walkie talkies try to steer you to their shuttles for a commission. In Thailand the big ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
altnomad

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Vietnam
Nov 6, 2007
"Vietnam Hanoi: We arrived in vietnam into Hanoi and after a 2 ohur bus trip were dropped in the middle of nowhere, cheeky gits bus drivers and standing there with only our bags and ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
pruepayne

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Hanoi & Halong Bay
Oct 29, 2007
(62 photos)
"Hanoi...we arrived at 7 in the morning and got scammed by the bus company who dropped us in a non-place (ie no cafe or hotel as usual). However, we were given a 'free' taxi to our ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
carlosb1978

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Halong Bay
Aug 13, 2005
"I just got back to Hanoi after an amazing trip to Halong Bay. We lucked out with the weather because the day before we left the trips were canceled because of a typhoon. I spent a ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
barnsie2

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Good morning Vietnam...
Sep 11, 2006
(2 photos)
"Visa paperwork ended up working out better than expected (thanks to the timeless trick of flashing some cash)...So here we are in Hanoi, Vietnam! Nothing much to report for today e ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
ggeben

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Hanoi - Vietnam
Aug 15, 2007
"Well, we made it to Vietnam. Our third country in two weeks. This city is absolutely insane. The amount of traffic and scooters zipping around is unbelievable.&nb ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
ontheroad2

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Good Morning, Vietnam!
Sep 18, 2007
(28 photos)
"Good morning, Vietnam is right...in fact our flight was so late due to tropical storms over Hanoi that we didn't get here until morning...1 in the morning that is! On a plane that ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
brandon_t

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Northern Vietnam- Hanoi and Ha Long Bay
Dec 30, 2007
(45 photos)
"Our sleeper bus pulled in at 5 am and left us stranded in the middle of a dark street with tuk-tuk and motorbike vultures surrounding us. I begged an Australian fellow to let us ca ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
brianneinjapan

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Hanoi
Feb 28, 2006
(13 photos)
"My last day in Loas I retreated to a massage and steam room hut that was run by the temple just next door. We wore silk robes and sipped herbal tea with the local loas people and s ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
katemcnair

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Here in Hanoi
Oct 3, 2006
(43 photos)
"A couple of days after we arrived in Saigon, a typhoon hit central Vietnam and caused much havoc and destruction in Danang, Hoi an and other neighbouring provinces. The maximum dam ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
snsgowest

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How Hanoi-ing
Nov 7, 2006
"Our first impression of Vietnam was not the best as we got stuck at the border for about 4 hours as some Swedish girls got their visa in the wrong passport or something. How selfis ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
aaronnbeth

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Good Morning Vietnam!
Nov 17, 2005
"We waved Kelly off at 0830 in the morning, she had a 1030 flight back to bangkok, and then on to the UK, and then we were two again, I wonder if thi is how it feels when one's kidd ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
bakes

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Arrive Vietnam
Nov 24, 2006
(4 photos)
"A very quick entry. Hanoi was my introduction to Vietnam and so far it is one of the noisiest places. China is full of bicycles - this place seems to be full of mopeds blasting the ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
amandaroberts79

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Hanoi
Sep 30, 2006
"8 hour sleeper train ride to Hanoi. ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
yushim

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Beer, Dong, Hookers and the Police
Feb 6, 2008
(2 photos)
"Beers, Hookers and the Police. Touch down in Hanoi. It only took about 30 minutes after arriving in the country to have my first car accident here. Well, not me the taxi driver and ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
bradmccartney

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'Uncle Ho's Victory Garden'
Dec 5, 2006
"I was expecting a cool, slick place in the north to come and relax for a few weeks, and what did I find? Narrow streets and more narrow streets crawling with thousands and tho ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
mikelaurence

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Hanoi
Jul 1, 2007
(12 photos)
"After a traditional vietnamese breakfast (pho...which is a noodle soup with beef, chives, green onion...yummy) we took a noon flight to Hanoi. As a side note, the methods of ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
kandjmidd

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Hanoi
Apr 18, 2007
(5 photos)
"We had 2 choices of transport to get to Hanoi from Luang Prabang. Number 1. Was a 36 hour bus ride that is meant to be hell. Number 2. Was an hour flight with Lao Airlines.- Lao ai ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
westy23

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Its was during Nam!
Sep 8, 2006
(5 photos)
"After a very long very grueling journey, consisting of 2 days on 3 buses,the last being really crappy. However we are now in Vietnam and enjoying the better night life. Laos has a ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
jaceanddave

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Come On!
Jun 22, 2007
(5 photos)
"I have arrived, after a marathon18 hour voyage. I highly recommend getting Atavan for those of you who have trouble with planes. The trip was relatively painless and I enjoyed a fe ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
kittenbum

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Hanoi
Aug 4, 2006
(3 photos)
"We woke up quite late this morning ¡V after the long flight, the crazy taxi ride, then finding out the hostel we had reserved actually had closed down ¡V we were tired. Although th ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
eugineanded

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A threat of the Vietnamese Mafia
Nov 16, 2005
(7 photos)
"After being on a night train from Hue, the boys and I met up again with Anna and Johan in the station. We also met up with a man that had a hotel for us to stay up. As it was 5am, ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
jrcooke7

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The Ship of Dreams
Dec 30, 2007
(12 photos)
"17 hours on a bus allows for a certain amount of thinking time. Here's a few interesting nuggets we came up with: - We really love "Beauty and the Beast" but it's not as re-watchab ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
michy

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Hanoi
Nov 3, 2006
(8 photos)
"We arrived in Hanoi with a few reservations as the only bad stories we had heard about Vietnam were from Hanoi. Funny enough we only arrive and we are ripped off by our taxi man, o ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
paulandlin

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Vietnam - Hanoi
Nov 25, 2004
(9 photos)
"I am now writing this blog historically as my trip to Vietnam (and SE Asia) was nearly four years ago! The first part of this trip was an organised trip with Imaginative traveller, ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
linz.martin

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Crazy trip to Hanoi
Jan 3, 2006
(2 photos)
"This episode is not so much about a place, but our trip from Phi Phi to Hanoi was crazy enough to deserve its own episode. So on the morning of the third of January we got up and p ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
globetrippin

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Bangkok shocks, Saigon shakes, HANOI ROCKS!
Mar 5, 2008
(4 photos)
"4.3 - 11.3.08 Hanoi, Vietnam. Klo 04:30 yojunalla saavuttiin tanne Vietnamin paakaupunkiin ja pakko sanoa etta kylla heti huomasi etta on eri meininki kuin ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
ilari

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Give me my trousers back!
Jul 18, 2007
"Hello Hanoi... and goodbuy! After leaving Hue we travelled on, yes you've guessed it, another overnight train, this time our last to Hanoi. Unlike the last train journey from hell ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
snakey

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Hanoi and Halong Bay
Mar 30, 2006
(23 photos)
"Arriving in Hanoi still tired, but this time with having a better sleep on the bus, we watched as the touts surrounded the bus. The bus company hearded us into their office (they t ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
glenn_christie

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Good Evening Vietnam!
Sep 7, 2005
(5 photos)
"We arrived in Hanoi late this afternoon after three days of mad travelling on busses as you can imagine. After my last dreadful entry we got a bus to Phonsavan from Luang Prabang, ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
carly

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Hanoi - Great place to start our trip!
Dec 27, 2007
(17 photos)
"Great start to our holiday with Dave and Sandra driving 4 hours to suprise us with a knock on the door to tell us they were taking us to the airport for our midnight flight (and th ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
themurphys

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Millions of motorbikes and no where to walk!
Apr 21, 2008
(1 photo)
"I have just arrived into hanoi by bus from nanning. The bus left at 730 in the morning and arrived about 330 in the afternoon. I chose the earlier bus because it was more empty. Cu ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
jjwong

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Hanoi on the bike
Oct 6, 2005
(10 photos)
"Hanoi is a noisy, polluted and crouded city. But beautiful. I was prepared for rude and pushy people, but everybody's been sooooo great, nice and helpful. Got myself a room in a ve ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
moki_travels

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Highs and lows in Hanoi
Sep 26, 2007
"Our first night in Hanoi was crazy! We arrived in the evening, so after a walk we went to bed. Not too soon after turning out the light, bright floodlights were switched on outside ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
nellyandsime

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Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital
Apr 13, 2007
(39 photos)
"Hanoi is an interesting, pretty place. Built around several lakes, the colonial old center has some nice architecture, atmospheric cafes, and so many stalls selling food along the ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
chezcody

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hanoi
Jan 12, 2007
(7 photos)
" capital city, with more motos than hell, but the food is from heaven. we are staying in the old quarter.. it is one of the most densely populated places in the world! the average ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
douglaschien

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2 long days on the road
Jan 6, 2007
(3 photos)
"So the last couple of days have been hard core travelling. We left Vientiane early to head to Lak Sao near the Laos/Vietnam border. 6 hours later of rough and windy roa ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
raniroo

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I love Dong!
Apr 3, 2008
(6 photos)
"I'm officially a millionaire now! US$1 = 16000 Dong. Draft Beer = 3000 Dong! Let me backtrack for a second: In Nanning I met the british guy from Yungshuo again... he was staying i ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
mookie

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Northern Exposure
Feb 27, 2007
(21 photos)
"People back in Ireland won't thank me for saying this but the first thing I liked about Hanoi was the fact that it was cloudy when we arrived and nice and cool, well when I say coo ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
damiankeating

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In Vietnam!! :)
Jan 17, 2006
(6 photos)
"well, i made it safely to hanoi. getting from the airport to the hotel was quite the adventure. the horn is a major piece of vehicle equipment and is used when approaching an inter ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
chamuda

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Full stomachs, tired legs
Jan 15, 2006
(17 photos)
"Well we are here. Seems like we've been here forever. The first day of travel is always like that...endless endless. LIke the line to get through passport control in Hanoi. Yes, yo ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
hugoanddenis

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Hanoi
Sep 30, 2007
(78 photos)
"Après une journée de files interminables, en passant pas Macao et Bangkok, nous voilà à Hanoi. Changement totalement radical ! Choisissant de dormir dans le 'old quarter', nous avo ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
pvdyck

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Round in Circles!
Jul 22, 2007
(18 photos)
"So, we're doing our trip in reverse order now, starting in Hanoi and making our way back to Bkk. The first thing about Hanoi that you try your best to avoid is the traffic... ..."
A travel blog entry from Hanoi by
heidsontour

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