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I started this travel year on the sixth of november 2005... India was the lucky destination to start my trip... I passed Sri Lanka and went back to the country that I carry in my heart as a treasure. In june I enjoyed Peru and during the months july and august I was taking some rest in Ecuador... I surprised my friends, Annemie and Kristof, by showing up on the marriage and I ended my trip in compagny of two of my best friends, Ellen and Geert. I whiped a tear away on the 1st of October 2006 during the flight back home. We travelled three weeks of september in the states of Rajastan, Delhi, Agra and Himachal Pradesh... It was amazing ....

I am "back in town" since last octobre, and restarted my work ... found a nice place to live and restarted my life again... seems that nothing has happened but I know better... I miss my life as a "globetrotter" every day and so I keep on dreaming...

and then the unexpected happens... I'm leaving on sunday for a three month trip to Vietnam!

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By annipanni
July 22nd 2008

SAPA

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Sapa

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HI, I am back from my trip to SAPA, Vietnam's most important and most famous hillstation... my colleague went there last year for her honeymoon, I met another colleague at the market in Sapa, and we weren't the only tourist there... So just to persuade you that this is a very touristic town.. The main reason are the ethnic minorities who are still living ina "traditional" way...although it is not really clear for me if that is still the case or only for the tourists! Hanoi-Lao Cai: 11 hours Lao Cai-Sapa: 1hours and a bit more The softsleepers were sold out, [View Full Entry]

By annipanni
July 9th 2008

Mai Chau, White Tai minority

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Mai Chau

innocent eyes of a local child

hey everybody, I have to start with an apologize cause I don't have much linguistic inspiration for the moment... I am too buzzy with my project of a documentation corner, ( I will tell you later about that) But I don't want to keep my pictures that I made in the peacefull valley of Mai Chau... so just a short story... Mai chau was on my priority list since the beginning... if you know me a bit than you won't be surprised that I was immediately excited by reading " get a real experience by staying at a stilt house with [View Full Entry]

By annipanni
June 30th 2008

an escape from pollution

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

one of the nine caves in Hoa Lu

hey everybody, a severe cold was almost killing me last thursday, so it wasn't a bad idea to purify my longs with some fresher air... after a great "farewell" evening for Xavier and Jenny, Ione and I decided to catch the bus to Ninh Binh, only 90 km south of Hanoi... in belgium this would take less than an hour to reach... (un)fortunately this is Vietnam... always same, same but different :) And what started with the 2 of us, ended in a great day with Becky, Thobias, me, Ione, the Aussi and the american... It sounds easy, "take the local [View Full Entry]

By annipanni
June 16th 2008

just what I needed...

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Halong Bay

just before sunset

Thursday evening 44 students are sitting in "position" to attend the first English class... given by a Belgium women... at the moment that I was trying to calm down the hormones of this group ( hihi) I received a phonecall from a Belgian girl, Ione, who wanted to join me on my weekendtrip to Halong Bay. Talking on the phone was impossible because of all the students so I called her back after my class... we planned to meet eachother the next day to book our tour... Fridayafter work, I rushed to the old quarter to meet Ione. Home made dinner, [View Full Entry]

halong bay seen from the entrance of the cave

By annipanni
June 9th 2008

My first week in Hanoi…

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Hanoi, 6pm on a saturday
picture taken from the last seat of the bus

I started my voluntary work on Monday the 2nd of June. My mentor Duong was picking me up at my house to join me to my office on the other side of the city. The plan was to introduce me in the bussystem of Hanoibus cause that is the way I will go to the offices every working day. With the map of Hanoi in our hands and some money for a ticket ( 3000VND for a ticket which is € 0.111111111111111… ) we felt ready to conquer Hanoi… what a failure… first question where is the busstop… then where [View Full Entry]

Jenny ( my roommate from California) and our tourguide for one day, Thang

Balloonlady near the museum of Entnology

Jenny. always in the mood for an icecream

By annipanni
May 29th 2008

Vietnam has given me a warm welcome

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

hi everybody, This morning 10.15 am local time, my feet set a step on Vietnamese sole... immediately a hot and wet wind was welcoming me ...pfiew huuuuge difference with Europe! my trip was long, but traveling with Thai Airlines is definetely in style! deliciuos food, nice stewards, lots of space ( I had three seats for myself and legspace for my 2 meters legs hihi) and a fresh flower to welcome us in Asia... never felt more welcome than here. I had to make a stop in Bangkok, and that is probably the most modern airport I have ever seen so [View Full Entry]

By annipanni
May 25th 2008

safely arrived in Germany

Europe » Germany

hey everybody, just a small note to let you know that I have arrived safely... my luggage had less luck and spent some more time in Amsterdam... the nice German lady at the airport promised me that I will get it tonight.. I am staying in Berlin the next two days and then I am travelling to Hanoi where I will arrive in thursday... I am following a training here about HIV and volunteering... a good preparation for the next three months! good night! An [View Full Entry]

By annipanni
May 6th 2007

on the road

Europe » Belgium » Liège Province

start of our adventure
all the things that you should not do when you are driving a car...

hey, Belgium seems to be cooler than I thought... hihi... On saturdayevening we took a train to Brussels, where we were picked up by a french fool and a romanian single guy , made a stop at the local nightshop of Halle for Johny and drove all the way to "the south", or la Wallonie. We arrived in Spa to be sure that we would be able to withdraw money, and then there was the time to search for a place to sleep... a few options: the car, the bridge, a five star hotel, a treehut, ... sightseeing through the [View Full Entry]

the challenge... crossing the river by mountainbike...

the beautiful surroundings of Stavelot, in the south of Belgium

thanks Xavier for showing us the right way... after a couple minutes it turned out to be a walking tour... but we pretended to be "die hard" ...

By annipanni
May 1st 2007

cycletrip on labourday

Europe » Belgium » Limburg » Genk

peacefull landscape in the countryside of Limburg
you may see the minehill of Genk at this picture!

Genk, a cycletrip of 30 kilometers, in total An The first of May is a national holiday in Belgium. But actually, Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. The celebration of Labour Day has its origins in the eight hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. On 21 April 1856 Stonemasons and building workers on buildi [View Full Entry]

me and marco at the beginning of the trip

By annipanni
April 22nd 2007

welcome barbecue for Marco

Europe » Belgium » Limburg » Hasselt

welcome at the DHL family...

welcome barbecue for Marco Europe » Belgium » limburg » hasselt By annipanni April 22nd 2007 Hasselt, the place where we try to set up a life together An Welcome in Belgium, Marco... We, all my friends and [View Full Entry]

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