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Halong Bay in Vietnam part 5

A travel blog entry by travelvietnam

It's been a long way since Halong Bay Vietnam was opened to tourists in mid 1990s, before this time Halong Bay, known by local people as Bai Chay or Burning town, had few tourists, as the bay is located in the Gulf of Tonkin, during the 80s of the last century only foreigners form former Eastern Europeans could visit Halong Bay due to the sensitive relations between Vietnam and ...

Setling in Ha Noi

A travel blog entry by stephwood

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Hi All!
Well,I made it one piece and am settling in pretty well. Nice people, excellent food-just need an asprin for all the honking noise pollution. The view from my place looks much like a BladeRunner film set with closed in streets and wires hanging everywhere.

It's been great just to meander the streets with no destination in mind. The highlight has not been actual "sightseeing" but rather watching how ...

The adventure begins

A travel blog entry by shelleydarcy

After an early start in singapore we taxied out to the airport in the rain. An hours delay due to the weather n then a good flight to hanoi. Customs, visa n immigration easy. Very pleasant temp, about 15. Students so excited by the sights n I happy to be back in this cool city. First stop the museum of ethnology, about all the different ...

My "do nothing day" :)

A travel blog entry by tuckerman4

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Today I wandered. I strolled in and out of streets just watching the people and lives around me. When I got tired, I stopped at a cafe for a fruit juice or a beer and read my book. I meandered around the lake. I ate ice cream. I watched the Vietnamese people eating ice cream (it was a hot day). I basically did nothing today - and it was perfect.

Today was what I am going to call my "do nothing day". ...

Il Dolce Far Niente

A travel blog entry by trockie

... are they lumped together by what they sell but they are all pretty much selling the EXACT same thing. It appears that the marketing strategy of differentiation is lost on the Vietnamese. There is no uniqueness or novelty taking place over here. So I guess the only way they vary from one another is the deals they'll negotiate with you or based upon your liking one proprietor over another for whatever reason. Nutty. I've met quite a few university ...