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 got to go kayaking in Ha...

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 soon as I go...

Around May, 2007, Jenny and I started to think about our options for the next few years.. We had been teaching at the same school for the last 14 years and felt we needed to do something different. After speaking to a friend regarding International schools, we enlisted with Search Associates and began looking seriously. One thing lead to another...

Hi All - Have been relearning how to cross a road - its very different in Hanoi! Just be brave, and walk into traffic.....they might go around you. :o) Have been to see Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, but he is away in Russia being touched up, so you cannot go into the building. They have taken the opportunity to do some work on the building as well, s...

Hello, I am actually working on 2 computers right now... one is uploading my travel photos to Flickr which is where you will need to go to view them... since Travelpod is being so unforgiving We flew to Hanoi this AM.. Much less congested airport..... and less fumes and scooters in the streets coming into the city BUT boy as you get closer to yo...

I left Hoi An yesterday at 3pm to catch the train to Hanoi and arrivied at about noon. I luckly decided to pay for a sleeper car on the train because the regular cars didn't look to comfortable. Long rows of tiny seats that looked like folding chairs. As it was the celing of the train car was only 2 feet from my bed but the vietnamese family tha...

We went back the way we came and had a few hours in Hanoi to kill before our flight that evening. Thankfully we were in Hanoi and there is nowhere better to while-away a lazy afternoon than its Old Quarter. Full of charm and character, this time a nice stroll was just what we did have... It is no wonder why there are so many artists based in thi...

Well, today was meant to be a free day exploring Hanoi city on foot, as apparently that's the best way to do it. We went for breakfast at Koto, a buffet-style do which was a good start to the day. Afterwards, as we ventured on foot to the Old Quarter (the French Quarter), it began to rain. We walked along trying to find our way, and eventually d...

We hardly know how we managed to pull ourselves out of the trance-like state into which Hoi An had lulled us. To be honest, it did take us a far longer time to pry ourselves out of its grip than we had anticipated, and, as a result, we were pushing our schedule significantly by the time we boarded yet another overnight bus for Hanoi on May 2. Wh...

Plus de vaches sacrees au milieu de la route, plus de beuses a eviter, des gens timides et souriants....et de la viande dans les assiettes ! Ca change vraiment de l'Inde. Je suis arrive a Hanoi apres un nouveau stop de quelques heures a Bangkok. Je me suis arrange pour rejoindre Jicki, une amie thaie qui etait dans la meme classe que moi en Aust...