Hanoi
Travel Blogs from Hanoi, Vietnam
At the end of our tethers
... lunatic from the, The Green City Hotel, has the full wrath and might of the American Embassy weighing down on him - but in Vietnam, I doubt it. I just went out for breakfast. I was hassled by 47 people. Yesterday I finally got my Russian visa, so ...
Ho Hoan Kiem
The Old Quarter is on the northern end of Ho Hoan Kiem - the Lake of the Restored Sword. This lake is the setting for an important Vietnamese legend: "The Viet hero Le Loi was given a magic sword with which to fight the Chinese by the ...
Flight to Hanoi
... decisions. Some are difficult and some are quite simple. When we explored our options as to how to get from Laos to Vietnam, we found that this decision was simple. Option 1: We could take a $20, 25-hour bus ride through ...
Trade is the new coloniser
... first stage of a trade agreement, reducing tariffs on trade between China and the five founding countries of the bloc - Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. In 2015, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma will also join the trade ...
Good morning Vietnam!!!
... as she ripped her clothes off to stop the burning of her skin, it's a powerful depiction of the controlling forces in Vietnam. It's powerful stuff). When leaving the museum a Vietnamese guy asked martin if he was American "No, No oh no defiantly not". ...
Hit the beaches and northbound!!!
... following day we then booked an open bus ticket which is priced from $21 which allows you to travel throughout the entire length of Vietnam, getting on and off wherever you like (as long a you've booked it ahead!!).We were warned that the buses would take ...
Hanoi, Part II.. same same, but (way) different
... each other, we may even become friends - Maya Angelou 2 Becomes 4 As already noted myself and Cal made it to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, in one piece where we hooked up with a mate of mine from home, Pat. Pat brought his mate Dave with him... ...
An Intrepid Ending
... then endured another long trip back into Hanoi. Tonight was the end of the tour. After 27 days (12 days in Cambodia and 15 days in Vietnam) of touring, my time as a group member had come to an end. It was a little bit sad as I've come to know everybody ...
Motorbikes Mayhem, And A Mission.
... yous we finally escaped and set out on foot to find a toilet first, then food, laughing all the way about our experience. Hanoi is a delight. The footpaths and streets are wide and hassling is at a minimum. Food is cheap and delicious and there are the ...
The Old Quarter and a few other things
... , please realize I am racing the snow to Tibet. I want to spend the whole of October in Tibet so south Vietnam loses out. Another time. So Hanoi, for me, was all about the Old Quarter. I did the Lonely Planet walking tour with two Canadian girls ...
Hanoi aka Motorcycle City
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 - see attached photos. Needless to say, communication was a problem and I am ...
Good morning Vietnam
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 wanted. The airport was surprisingly nice although very small and basic. ...
Nanning - Hannoi - Halong Bay
... Bien Bridge. He is difficult to follow as his pronunciation isn't the best and he talks fast. He's the Norman Collier of Vietnam Tourism. His prefix to absolutely everything he sais is "scuse me my friend". So apart from his historical monologues it's an ...
Vietnam
... started our journey in Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh city, after the founder and president of the new democratic Vietnam - Uncle Ho. I prefer the name Saigon though, gives a romantic impression of young beautiful Vietnamese girls in their long flowing ...
The Towers of Hanoi
... of shops / merchants on the street. So you will see whole streets with just shoe shops or textile shops or whatever. Also in Hanoi if a resturant / bar / hotel gets a good name, copies with the same name spring up all over the place and you never know ...
Hanoi
Hi Guys, You can read our update from Vietnam in our entry from Vientiane, Laos Peoples Dem Rep entitled 'Touring Vietnam with the Irish and Rum!'. Cheers, K & ...
Dollars, Visas, Post Office & Chill
... to have some in the wallet for when we go to Laos on Wednesday. We had to show the bank my passport and proof we were leaving Vietnam!! I don't know if this was for the money or just because she wanted to know when the hell we were going to get out of her ...
Everything Happens in Hanoi
... between November and January where embalming experts would do the necessary maintenance and then he would be shipped back. However, Vietnam now has the technology and experts available to do this macabre task themselves. For lack of an appropriate word, ...
Hanoi in 1 day
... far and (although I'm probably speaking too soon) we haven't been hassled much at all here, compared to other towns/cities in Vietnam. It's much prettier here than Saigon and really peaceful round by the lake in the centre of the Old Quarter, plus it ...
Back 2 Civilisation, well sort of civilised anyway
... get ast that there is definatel reason to stick around, as there is a striking culture underneath this which says a lot about Vietnam. Checked out the museum of ethnology in the ...
Wet and Wetter
... suddenly appear and we would squeeze through in one piece. The ancient art of water puppetry is a unique spectacle in Northen Vietnam so I aimed at catching a performance of it along with Steve from Singapore who I met just outside so we both bought ...
Hanoi
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 an experience given the way people drive out here, but there seems to be an ...
The road to Hanoi
... For us, next stop Laos, which we have heard so much about and looking foward to with great passion. My wife and I have both loved Vietnam with its great diversity and we will definately return. Oh yes, the food. Here is the deal ! I will list a few of ...
Hanoi-ing City. Get it? It's Coz of the markets!
... Not much more to report at this stage. We are out for a meal tonight with the rest of the group...... Went to a restaurant called Little Hanoi. It is very popular and the food was lovely, although a bit on the small side. After dining, we went to the ...
Hanoi - the grand old dame of Asia
... odd narrow strip of a home that appears to be completely out of place. The other aspect that is not simply Hanoi but Vietnam in general is the motorbikes. They are everywhere, flitting around in seemingly random fashion and as welcome to pedestrians as ...
