Dien Luc Hotel Hanoi
30 Pho Ly Thai To, Hoan Kiem District Hanoi, Vietnam
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Justification of nastiness?!
Waking up at 7am, I hobbled down to reception to catch my bus to Dien Bien Phu which I had booked through the hotel. I could have walked to the local bus station for a cheaper option to get there but my body was still very much in pain! Knowing that the journey would take all day (12 hours) it would still give me plenty of time to rest without …
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Revenge Of The Horn
... life here. Road rage was never seen- resignation seemed to be the prevailing sentiment. DH was playing with Google Search on her iPad and found a site that indicated there were over 1,000 motorcycle deaths per month in Vietnam. Yikes!!
We were in the Old Quarter of Hanoi which was great for ambiance, and easy access to a number of key sites but it also meant you had to deal with a crush of motorcycles and scooters, all in a desperate hurry to get somewhere. Almost ...
Upsies Downsies
... are five separate altars. Remember this, and picture a young tour guide telling tourists about THE MOST SACRED PLACE IN VIETNAM, eyes lit up with pride, when I tell you that another angry Malaysian man, after listening to the history of Perfume Pagoda, then said to the guide "but when are we going to visit the Perfume Pagoda?" "This IS the Perfume Pagoda," said the guide, crestfallen. Ken thought this exchange was laughably ludicrous, which indeed it was, but ...
Halong Bay in Vietnam part 2
... to shore, no matter how much money you had, all travellers were on the same boat, and visitors were bothered by local vendors selling souvenirs, the first tour company running trips to Halong Bay was Queen cafe, located in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, at that time travellers had to fight for a ticket to travel Halong Bay, after 5 hours groping on bumpy roads from Hanoi, the bus packed ...
Waf-Attack
... struggling to grip it with her short arms. After a while she had had enough, so bent down to put her bag on the floor, only to lose her balance and fall flat on her bottom, right in front of the check in desk! Fortunately for her, not many people saw this, but one person who did see it was Andy, who thought it was hilarious and hasn’t let her live it down since!
We boarded our plane just after 7.30pm and our first impression of Vietnam Airlines was ...


