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Blog: Vietnam - Hanoi & Halong Bay
Date: May 27th 2009

Vietnam: Hanoi & Halong Bay

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Landing in Hanoi, we hopped on the $2 shuttle van, supposedly heading to the Vietnam Airlines headquarters near the Old Quarter. The highway from the airport to the city cut through miles of fields and was lined with gigantic billboards, all promoting high end and high tech products, from luxury cars to digital cameras. ... read more







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