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Hanoi_girl I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. I work for a Japanese construction company and have traveled in 15 countries in Asia and Africa, 52 of 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 23 trips to Huế city. Egypt, India, Japan and Nepal are my love, and other favorite countries are Indonesia, Myanmar, China (6 times), Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, the Philippines, Laos (2 times), Malaysia (2 times), Singapore and Thailand (7 times). I visited all countries in South East Asia except East Timor.

I'm still young and very happy as I've been to some wonders of the world: the Pyramids and the Pharos in Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India, the Great Wall in China, the Borobudur temple in Indonesia, the Angkor temples in Cambodia, the 3,000 temples in Bagan - Myanmar, the Plain of Jars in Laos, the Stone Forest in south west China etc. The modern cities like Tokyo, Yokohama, Dubai, Hongkong, Shanghai and Singapore also attracted me. I like this saying: "Go as far as you can see, and when you get there, you'll see farther."

My trips in 2009: Central Vietnam and Southern Laos (Savannakhet) in January => Nepal and Thailand in April => Điện Biên Phủ in June => Bắc Hà in September => The Mekong Delta and Mũi Cà Mau cape (the southernmost point of Vietnam) in September. My next destinations will be the Central Highlands of Vietnam (off the beaten path) in early December and then Sri Lanka in mid February 2010.

The blogs below are my travel stories in some countries (Egypt, India, Japan, Indonesia, Myanmar and others), mostly as a solo traveler. I hope I can share my feelings and experiences by writing about the trips and also about Vietnam.

Cuộc đời là những chuyến đi. Mỗi đất nước tôi đã từng đến thăm, mỗi nơi tôi từng đặt chân tới, ở đó không chỉ có phong cảnh thiên nhiên kỳ vĩ hay những công trình tuyệt tác của nghệ thuật và văn hoá, mà chính những con người tôi đã gặp trong mỗi chặng hành trình và sự thân thiện của họ đã để lại trong tôi những ấn tượng sâu đậm không bao giờ quên được.
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A photo of Hà Giang province
A photo of Hà Giang province
Author of this photo / Tác giả của bức ảnh này: Windysmile in TTVNOL travel forum
This is my 100th blog and the message I would like to share is "When we are young, let's have our own dreams and make them come true". This blog is about the young Vietnamese in the "traitimvietnamonline" travel forum (traitim means "heart") who have traveled throughout Vietnam by motorbike and were back home with their wonderful photos. They may be students or anyone, who have a passion for travel the same as we do, and they have been to remote destinations that I've not known. The forum is written in Vietnamese. I am not a member of that forum and [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 9th 2009 | 153 Views | [diary=449397]

Girls in Hà Giang
A house in Hà Giang
Children in Hà Giang

Sunday 1 November 2009 - I traveled with my colleagues to the Thành Chương's Viet Palace which is located 35km from Hanoi's center. Mr. Thành Chương was born in 1949 in a northern province. As a famous artist in Vietnam, he has earned millions USD from selling his paintings and also collected antiques for years. He bought 10,000m2 of land in Sóc Sơn district, flattened a hill and started building various works of art in his own realm during 2001-2003. Mr. Thành Chương has devoted most of his property, energy, heart and mind to the construction of this realm. [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 3rd 2009 | 267 Views | [diary=450068]

Sơn Tĩnh tower & water puppet theater
Outside a Vietnamese traditional house
Water puppet on the reception counter

A "Quan họ" singer
A "Quan họ" singer
This girl performs "Quan họ" folk songs on the boat cruising along the Red River in Hanoi. She wears traditional dress of Bắc Ninh province in northern Vietnam.
There are 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, of which the Viet (or Kinh) is the largest group (making up 86.2% of the country's population). The Viet people mainly live in the Red River Delta, the central coast region, the Mekong Delta and major cities. The other 53 ethnic minority groups are scattered over mountainous areas or plains spreading from the North to the South. My photos in this blog were mainly taken in north west Vietnam where I've met the Thai, Red Dzao, Black H'mong and Flowery H'mong people. While traveling along the National Highway No. 9 in Quảng Trị province, [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 30th 2009 | 178 Views | [diary=448833]

Red Dzao women in Sapa town
Flowery H'mong women in Bắc Hà town
Dresses of the Flowery H'mong people

By theRedRiver
October 27th 2009
Vietnamese propaganda Asia » Vietnam
Propaganda for fire fighting
Propaganda for fire fighting
I saw this propaganda when I was passing by the Fire Fighting Department in Điện Biên Phủ city, north west Vietnam. The woman wears traditional dress of the Thai ethnic minority group... [more]
In May 2007 during my transit time from Brunei to Hanoi, I had to stay for a night in Kuala Lumpur. While I was walking down a street in Bukit Bingtang to find a hotel or guest house, I passed by a Vietnamese restaurant in the area. It was easily recognized since the Vietnamese propaganda were hung up for decorating both outside and inside the restaurant. I went into the restaurant and asked a boy there if he could speak Vietnamese. He answered me in Vietnamese with southern accent and advised me to ask the hotel next to the restaurant. For [View Full Entry]

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555 Words | 2 Comment(s) | 19 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s)
Published: October 27th 2009 | 138 Views | [diary=446852]

Đồng Hới city, central Vietnam
Gate into Thống Nhất park in Hanoi
Seasons greetings 2008!

Bhaktapur city, Nepal - April 2009
Bhaktapur city, Nepal - April 2009
This 23-year-old Nepalese student worked part time as a porter during my treks in Kathmandu valley. He is one of the best Nepalese I've ever met.
A trip may be ruined or not, it depends much on how we deal with the people we meet. While I don't deny that I too was hassled by persistent touts and beggars, or overcharged by hotels, travel agents and local drivers, and hurt by some westerners who judged me based on my nationality and said rude words to me, I still can say that 90% of the people I've met when traveling are great ones. Everyone tells me stories of their lives, and even if they are happy or sad, I always learn something from them. There are numerous stories [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 20th 2009 | 290 Views | [diary=444868]

Famous photo in the American war
Local boys in Kathmandu, Nepal
My birthday in Guangzhou, China

The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival
A street vendor in Hanoi's Old Quarter with traditional star-shaped lanterns for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
So I have survived the hottest summer with pimples all over my face. Now autumn is the favorite season for me and all Hanoians. From September to December, the weather here is very pleasant, sun shines during the day and it's cool at night. Due to the El Nino, it's warmer this year. Some days the temperature in Hanoi reaches 32°C, while often it's only 16-25°C. Autumn also is an aspiration for many interesting songs about Hanoi, especially when the musicians, who composed the songs, live far away from the city and they miss the special atmosphere here. There were 4 [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 13th 2009 | 248 Views | [diary=443130]

Little lion heads
Along streets in Hanoi
Drums for the Mid-Autumn Festival

Special Áo Dài
Special Áo Dài
This Áo Dài of red and yellow color is a special design for the queen in the old days or for a bride at her wedding ceremony. This photo was taken at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi.
The Vietnamese traditional dress, "Áo Dài", is one of the most elegant and beautiful dresses for women. It’s very simple, consisting of a close-fitting blouse, with long panels in the front and back, that is worn over loose white trousers. As a Vietnamese girl who loves to travel abroad, sometimes I bring an Áo Dài to travel with me. Whenever I wear it, my Áo Dài always attracts friendly looks from both locals and travelers. I once got a message from an Irish poster in the Thorn Tree travel forum. He wrote to me "You must get a wonderful reaction from [View Full Entry]

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566 Words | 14 Comment(s) | 107 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s)
Published: January 8th 2008 | 15782 Views | [diary=233918]

Mỹ Sơn sanctuary in central Vietnam
Sunset over the sea in Brunei
The Imperial Citadel in Huế city

On the Cà Mau cape
On the Cà Mau cape
The words mean "The national trig point GPS 0001"
26 September 2009 - After traveling for 2 hours by plane from Hanoi to Cần Thơ, 4 hours by bus from Cần Thơ - Sóc Trăng - Bạc Liêu - Cà Mau and then 2 hours by water taxi to the southern tip, finally I stepped onto the Cà Mau cape (Mũi Cà Mau), which is the southernmost point of Vietnam. This is one of my dreams that came true. As some of you have not been to Vietnam, let me explain a little bit about Vietnam. The country looks like an "S" shape, it borders with China in the north, [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 7th 2009 | 194 Views | [diary=442202]

The southernmost point of Vietnam
Our water taxi from Cà Mau to the southern tip
In front of Mũi Cà Mau restaurant

A street food stall in Bạc Liêu town
A street food stall in Bạc Liêu town
There is a "food street" (phố ẩm thực) near my hotel in the center of Bạc Liêu town where the locals sell noodles, sweet soups and various dishes.
26 and 27 September 2009 - We spent a night in Bạc Liêu town after visiting the southernmost point of Vietnam. In this blog, I don't have beautiful photos of landscape or temples. I will write about two men in Bạc Liêu province, who were very famous during the first half of the 20th century. What I write here is more familiar to Vietnamese, so I will try to explain what I know with my limited English vocabulary. I hope you understand a little bit about the culture of another region of Vietnam. There are some overseas Vietnamese, who used to [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 6th 2009 | 113 Views | [diary=441393]

At the house of "Công tử Bạc Liêu"
Souvenirs on sale
At the house of "Công tử Bạc Liêu"

Kleang temple in Sóc Trăng
Kleang temple in Sóc Trăng
This temple was built by Khmer people and it's also the oldest temple in Sóc Trăng province.
25 and 27 September 2009 - We left Cần Thơ and went south to Cà Mau, which is the southernmost province of Vietnam. On the way we stopped in Sóc Trăng and Bạc Liêu provinces for visiting some sites. There are 13 provinces in the Mekong Delta and its population is 17 million people, of which Khmer people make up 25%, Chinese 30% and the remaining are Vietnamese according to our guide. Most of Khmer and Chinese people live in Sóc Trăng, Bạc Liêu and Cà Mau provinces. I saw many Khmer temples along the National Highway No. 1 and various [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 2nd 2009 | 203 Views | [diary=440957]

Mahatup temple
Huge candle inside Bửu Sơn pagoda
Monks at Mahatup temple



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