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Ha Noi ..does that rhyme with annoy?
Day One,
After waiting for AA to finally take off we get through customs and fortunately the tour operateor sorted out Vietnam with me...schedue two days Hanoi..one night Ha long bay cruise in a 4 star jnk boat, night train to Sapa, hotel in Sapa village, sleeper train back and fly out to KL then to Kota Kinabalu BORNEO...me and Bill solo …
Hanoi
... stools basically on the road we ordered, roasted frog in salt and sesame. Pho Bho and pho ba with a few beers. I was hoping that the frog would come out whole so I could get some good pictures. It didn't, a whole plateful of legs roasted and covered in salt, sesame oil, lemon grass and possibly cumin. It was good. Really good. We hit a bar named 'Hair of the Dog' next and alas like everything here it was the fake one we stumbled into first. The drink was more expensive than what ...
We aren't in Kansas anymore
... in this car I never felt so awake. The police were two up on their scooters pulling people over. One person had to be persuaded to pull over by the pillion police officer grabbing their arm. I have heard many stories about the driving in Vietnam but until I experienced it I would never have full appreciated it. People came from everywhere. Side street, overtaking and it felt like over the top of us too. The ...
Wspomnienia z Laosu
... minut, 24 godziny na dobe, przez DZIEWIEC lat.
Nie byl bombardowny przez przypadek - Wietnamczycy przemycali bron poprzez ich terytorium. Wystarczajaca wymowka zeby zabijac ludzi. Nadal na terenie Laosu lezy 80 milionow bomb, ktore nie wybuchly.
To samo zreszta dzialo sie w Kambodzy. W Singapurze widzialam film o tzw. 'Stawach od bomb' ('Bomb Ponds'). Wiecej info tu: http://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/signat ureartprize/finalists.php ...
Days 57 to 59: Hanoi
... you help us?”
Travel agent “Yes, same same….” handing Mike a key-ring
Mike “I don’t want this”
Travel agent “….but different”
It was initially quite baffling but in the end we absolutely loved their new-found (well post 1980s) obsession with the free market. It has the draw-back that, when money is involved, you cannot trust a soul, but we marvelled at ...