July 26th 2008Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi I have no pictures from Hanoi because my camera was stolen tonight. We were at the night market, looking at a vendor's goods. I was wearing a small backpack and the camera was (foolishly) in the fro ... [full story]
July 26th 2008Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi (I have added photos from my last blog entry)
It had been raining hevily again in Vang Vieng, and in the morning the river was extremly high the main bridge was inaccesable. i spoke to one local wh ... 13 photos[full story]
June 30th 2008Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Halong Bay This is the place that James Bond Island (in Thailand) wants to be. If you don't know the name Ha Long Bay then you'll definitely know the place when you see it. It's featured in a couple of JB movies ... 41 photos[full story]
July 14th 2008Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Halong Bay
Of course, they're the easiest option. And travelling on my own, they are often the only one. That's why I booked the day trip to the Perfume Pagoda on Friday July 11, as well as a 2 day/1 night t ... 4 photos[full story]
July 11th 2008Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi I am my host Huong's first CS guest. Huong lives with her parents, granma and little twin sister and brother in a tall, narrow, 4-storey house. She's 18 years old, but is so tiny and thin that she cou ... 5 photos[full story]
July 10th 2008Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Halong Bay I have to admit that I didn't really want to go to Halong Bay. Yes it is recognised as a UNESCO world heritage site, and yes the photographs look interesting, but I have to learn to listen to and trus ... [full story]
July 22nd 2008Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi One of the irritations I come across in these 'former Communist countries' is that nothing ever seems to work properly and/or well. This includes the USB port on this computer (again) and therefore I ... [full story]
July 22nd 2008Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Halong Bay Ha Long Bay
While debating the merits of Laos vs. Vietnam and north Vietnam vs. the south, Ha Long Bay, in the northeastern Vietnam, pushed us towards the north. I recall talking to someone Vietn ... 25 photos[full story]
July 20th 2008Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh Salut a tous!
Notre deuxieme jour a Hanoi s'est passe a visiter la vieille ville; l'aprem on a ensuite retrouve Xiao qui nous a fait decouvrir des coins plus eloignes : a trois sur sa moto, da ... 14 photos[full story]
July 20th 2008Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi headed south from Vang Vien to Viente to catch a plane to Hanoi. spent the next two days in my hotel room with a dodgy stomach. Did make it out for an afternoon and took a leisurely stroll through the ... 4 photos[full story]
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