un vrai moment de bonheur dans la capitale du motobike

Hanoi is reputed to be the prettiest capital in all of SE Asia.  There are some nice colonial buildings, but nearly all of its charm is swallowed up by its noise and chaos.  Our guidebook mentioned the "bustle" of Hanoi and the fact that it is "busy," but this verbiage does not come close to depicting the true madness that is Hanoi.&nb...

We woke up quite late this morning ˇV after the long flight, the crazy taxi ride, then finding out the hostel we had reserved actually had closed down ˇV we were tired. Although the hostel was not what we booked for, it was at least owned by the same family and wasnˇ¦t too bad, but couldnˇ¦t get the bitter taste out of our mouths for having been...

Today is our last day in Vietnam and tonight we get on a 2.5 day train journey to Beijing which should be an experience! Overall Vietnam has been amazing although the weather is definitely much better down South and not sure I will ever get used to the Vietnamese way of prodding and pushing you if they want you to do something or get past! Hanoi...

Sunday 5 September - Hanoi - New Tong Dang Hotel Up late, and a guidebook suggested wander through Hanoi. It's very pleasant, have an amazing, delicate, delicious lunch. Expecting the food to get better the further south we go. Spend most of the day wandering through Hanoi, then sit around planning the rest of the trip. Decide to leave the next ...

Vietnam: Week 8-11 Day 50 Today (I can't believe I've been travelling 50 days- doesn't time fly when.....) was an extreme travel day. After leaving Vientiane at 7.00, Monday evening (with the bus very nearly driving off with my bags and not myself on it!) we arrived in Hanoi 9.30, Tuesday evening. We did have a two hour stop at a cabin in the mi...