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Hello All!! Sorry if some of you have tried to read an update that didn't exist. I updated my "map" and it seemed to send you all a notice of a new entry. Arrived in Viet Nam safe and sound but exhausted. I managed to get to bed in Christchurch around 1:00 pm and could not sleep .... too paranoid about not waking up in time to get to the a...

Now in hanoi, arrived about 2 days ago on a hell mission bus trip from hue. Hue itself was fine and dandy, met a new traveling companion named Jenny and we're going to Halong bay together tomorrow. the guesthouse we're in (or hostel to be precise) organises trips for $52 for 3 days, but we've got it for $28, which is great. it's a budgo trip, bu...

Hey all, Sorry its been a while but the last few weeks I've been feeling kinda lazy. I made my way to Hanoi without any problems but got here just in time for Tet which is Vietnamese New Year. While it was a good time to get here the downside is that everything closes so I was unable to get into the museums and sights until the following wee...

Our journey in China has come to an end. Spectacularly. With lights. To celebrate the arrival of Pete Rossi in Hong Kong, we accompanied him and "cheeky chappie" Jamie to the amazing "Hong Kong Symphony of Lights" on the harbour. This consisted of some small flashing lights - like four of them - and some jazzy green lasers which couldn't been s...

After getting through border control we are directed to taxis who say that they will take us to Hanoi, we decline and ask them totake us tot he nearest town where the train goes from. We arrive in a small town and find the ticket office is closed after wandering about the station we find a guard who lets us in so we can get tickets, we are rathe...

Moi! Hanoissa sataa ja miljoonat skootterit pyyhaltaa kaduilla kaikenlaisten sateensuoja systeemien kanssa. Monet kuskaa koristepuita tarakoilla, kohta on Vietnamilaisten Uudenvuodenjuhla Tet. Skootterin tarakalle mahtuu myos usein koko perhe, ikkunalasinippu tai vaikka pieni puutarha... Lampotila jaa taalla alle kymmenen asteen ja et...

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 singing and violent Jackie Chan movie playing crazy bus dropped us off at 'Friendship Pass' to let us into Vietnam. After the standard skirmish, elbow-into-ribs af...

So I arrived in Hanoi in the afternoon and right away I saw how different of a world it is.  Literally 1 minute out of the airport on a minibus (about 2 bucks for 45 minute drive) on both sides all I could see was rice paddies, waterbuffalo, and ridiculous amounts of motorbikes.  I found my way to the center of the Old Quarter, and as ...

So I've been in Hanoi now for about 6 days, a lot more than I had expected. I made it to Halong Bay which was beautiful.  Met some English guys who I hung out with for most of the remainder of my time here.  Met a lot of different people really...from Norway, England, Australia, New Zealand, etc.  I had a great time here.  I ...

Our VIP bus was nothing of the sort. It was a local bus.....air conditioning was the window and there were people sitting on plastic stools on the aisle coz there weren't enough seats. I was lucky to be able to get on the bus as there was no such thing as letting a lady pass - just push your own way out and step on anyone in your way. Was squash...

Since I have already been to Thailand, I don't have much to say about my 2 weeks there other than I relaxed on the beach and enjoyed myself.  One thing that stood out to me right away was that it's so much more cleaner than I remembered, but not sure if they've stepped things up or because compared to India, everywhere is cleaner. It's prob...

We arrived finally all together in Hanoi! What a city!!! I've never seen a more crowded and out of traffic control place than that. Shiyan was fun against that. There are no sideways and you should not make any fast movement or you'll get hit by the next motorbike. There is never a second you can't hear a horn beeing pushed badly.  ...