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Hanoi Opera Hotel

21 Hang Dong Street, Hoan Kiem District Hanoi, Vietnam

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Hanoi Hassle...

A travel blog entry by meirion.rees

After jumping off our night bus we find a guesthouse in the Old Quater of Hanoi - described in Lonley Planet as romantic Asia, described by me as dirty and annoyingly loud. Call me a buzz killer if you will. We're lead to the guesthouse by a 'helpful' guy (this is normal here - everyone gets commission for something). When we get to the guesthouse …

Hanoi

A travel blog entry by mswinburn

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Arrived in hanoi after a fairly comfortable 20 hour sleeper bus ride from hoi an. The first part wasn't great, it was supposed to be a 3 hour bus to hue but it turned out to be about 5 in a cramped sweaty wagon, but then the overnight sleeper bus was ok, mainly as the two guys who were either side of me got off during the night so I had the space …

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Halong Bay in Vietnam part 4

A travel blog entry by travelvietnam

... statagmites, it is just like a hidden gate to a lake inside, in the morning when the water level is low visitors can visit the lake by using small boats, however in the afternoon when the tide goes up the entrance is hidden under water, behind the tunnel is a round lake, surrounded by sheer walk of rock cliffs rising from water.

Another spot which is ...

Hectic Hanoi - Part 1

A travel blog entry by sheppardsinasia

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... fit in a car, and usually all strung together with a flimsy bit of rope! It was not uncommon to see full sized wardrobes hanging off the back with other items dangling off both sides at the front, and somewhere squashed up in between would be a cool-as-you-like driver chatting on his mobile phone, weaving in and out without a care in the world. What's more the city is devoid of any traffic lights meaning busy crossroads are a complete ...

Day 2 in Hanoi

A travel blog entry by mattcannon

... on the banks of the 'Hoan Kiem Lake', one of the central landmarks of the city. This area is particularly pictoresque and if I were to come back to Hanoi I would most likely choose to stay in this vicinity. I ordered a spicy shrimp Tom Yum soup and it cost 70,000 VND (~£2.10) which is a fortune for Asia, but I was aware of the contextual situation and the fact that it was a tourist trap with inflated prices. The soup was towards the lower end of the menu pricing but even so ...