Hanoi Gecko Hotel

... two-thirds of the way through this even prompting a phone call from reception at 12.20pm. "Sir, it twenty minutes past twelve you know," said the anxious receptionist. "Yeah, yeah, I'll be down in a minute," I replied nonchalantly, before proceeding to take another ten. When I had finally packed up and arrived downstairs, I saw that there was no one waiting for the room, so why the rush I ask you?

Lunch was a lovely chicken curry at Cafe 43, detracted from only ...

... to understand how it operates.

I have taught classes with children ranging from 4-13. The youngest
class as called Fingerprints and for this age group it would be their first time in
such a formal environment, in the UK it is the equivalent to nursery
before starting school. An interesting experience as I have had to suppress my UK
practice and become part of a very different approach. They are in
class for 1.5 hours where it is much more and in out
first ...

After 30+ hours in planes and airports I have landed in my new home city for the next 2 years - Hanoi. It was a mildly eventful trip but the exciting news is that all my bags arrived with me this time. Part of my good fortune is due to my good friend Hazel's gift of Ganesh for protection of my bag. And I'm supposing it was partly due to my positive thoughts and envisioning me seeing them gliding around the carousel in Hanoi waiting for me ...

... tickets for tomorrow night (weds 14th july) for water puppet theatre.
Back to hotel for quick rest and freshen up before going out to snake restaurant for meal.
Just got back in from restaurant - good night out and meal. Had the snake blood in rice spirit and also the heart (still beating!) - followed by various dishes made from every part of the snake.
The restaurant was a very smart, well decorated, place, as soon as we ...

... m bom ba càng lao vào chiến xa Sherman. Mới đêm qua, các Trung đoàn Sông Lô, Tây Bắc, Tu Vũ, Nho Quan, đã đạp lên trùng trùng thép gai làm nên chiến thắng chấn động �iện Biên Phủ.

Chính sự hy sinh can đảm của dân tộc đã đánh tan Bán Lữ đoàn Lê dương 13 [1] , đơn vị lừng lẫy nhất của quân đội Pháp, đơn vị đã tử thủ tại Bir Hacheim [2] trước Xa đoàn ch ...

... communal house of the ethnic people of Vietnam's highlands. he "Cu Chi eco-tourist area of ethnic culture" sits on 25 hectares of the 200 hectare Fosaco Farm in Nhuan Duc Commune, 50 kilometers from HCMC. The facility, which introduces the culture of the country's ethnic people, blends harmoniously with the natural landscape of its surroundings ...

Hello Again! After our not so warm welcome into Vietnam we had a bit of a shaded outlook on the country. We started off in Ho Chi Ming (Saigon) where we met up with one of Makenzie's school friends and a friend of hers that have also been traveling together. We all got dressed up in green and went out to celebrate St Patty's day. Unfortunately it is not a popular celebration in Vietnam so we were the only ones in the bar. We also went to the war museum which ...