Hanoi capital is my home city, where I was born and live my entire life. I have traveled a lot in Vietnam and abroad, but anywhere I go, I always miss my home city. There has been a lot of changes in Vietnam over the past few years, but Hanoi still maintains its charm with the old French architectural buildings, the old quarter, museums, lakes, parks and historical sites. On 10 October 2010, Hanoi celebrated the Millennium Year anniversary. The photos in this blog were taken during 2007 - 2012 in Hanoi. Below are some blogs about Hanoi: Blogs about flower festivals in Hanoi: ... read more

In late April 2006, I had some days off work on our national holiday. The rice terraces in Banaue, which are a world heritage site, attracted me to go there and see them in reality. However, after searching information, I realized that there was only night bus traveling between Manila and Banaue. If I got that bus, I would be back in Manila at 2:00am. Leng, a Filipina friend, said that she was willing to go the bus station and pick me up at night. I was very touched by her kindness, but for the safety reason, I decided to stay in Manila. Also, I didn't want my holiday to be a mission, running around from A to B. Through a Chinese friend, I got the address of Friendly Guest House in Manila and booked my ... read more

22 January 2006 was the day when I stepped my foot in India and started my adventure in the Golden Triangle (Delhi - Agra - Jaipur). After traveling to Egypt and China as well as other countries, I always dreamed of visiting India, and on this day, my dream came true. From Hanoi, I flew to Bangkok on Air Asia then connected my flight to New Delhi on Air India. My flight BKK - New Delhi with Air India was delayed 24 hours, however the hotel that I booked in New Delhi still sent a car to the airport twice and waited until they could see me. That was the first caring gesture by the Indians. Next day, I rent a car (US$15 per day) and visited some places in Delhi. Walking down the streets in ... read more

Since I was a little girl, I always dreamed about going to Japan. The country, people and their culture had attracted me so much that I decided to learn Japanese. We all know that Japanese is a very difficult language. For 3 years, I learned Japanese at the evening class. In fact, I learned Japanese even before English. 15 years after that decision, I had a business visa and air ticket for a trip to Japan. In November 2004, the Huế Hospital Construction Project in central Vietnam that I promoted was successful. The prize for my efforts was a 8-day business trip in Tokyo to attend the contract signing ceremony for that project. My Japanese construction company paid for everything and I also received business trip allowance. Most of the time I was in Tokyo. I ... read more

While waiting at Don Muang airport in Bangkok for connecting my flight to Dubai, I went into a bookshop and saw a book about Laos. On the book cover, there was a picture of a Laotian kid sitting on a big jar at the Plain of Jars. It was so attractive that I decided I wanted to go there. 4 months later, in January 2004, I had a 8 day holiday at Tet (Vietnamese lunar new year) and was ready to go after searching a lot of information. From Hanoi, I flew to Luang Prabang, then took a local bus to Phonsavan. I spent a few days in Vientiane, crossed Lao - Thai border to Nong Khai town, then back in Vientiane again to fly back home. There are not many Vietnamese who are interested in ... read more