Halong Bay - Sapa - Hanoi


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June 29th 2012
Published: October 24th 2012
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Halong Bay is usually high on any tourist’s list of things to do and see in Vietnam. Once we’d boarded the boat, it didn’t take long for us to find out why. The limestone that dominates northern Laos’ forested landscape with steep mountains and deep caves is mirrored here, rising majestically from the blue sea. Halong Bay is very similar to Ao Phang-Nga, off Thailand’s Andaman coast, but... Read Full Entry



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Manual labourManual labour
Manual labour

The reality of life in the rice fields.
IrrigationIrrigation
Irrigation

Smart stuff
Bug's lifeBug's life
Bug's life

We have the feeling that these are considered a delicacy somewhere.
Steep SapaSteep Sapa
Steep Sapa

Pretty much unclimbable. It's amazing that trees can grow on slopes so steep.
Cozy beds on the night trainCozy beds on the night train
Cozy beds on the night train

Our mercifully quiet companions.
Tribal dressTribal dress
Tribal dress

Women's Museum
Caught in the rainCaught in the rain
Caught in the rain

Where we waited for over an hour, in Hanoi!
Green papaya saladGreen papaya salad
Green papaya salad

hot Hot HOT!
Frying spring rollsFrying spring rolls
Frying spring rolls

... and waiting to eat them.
Tomato swanTomato swan
Tomato swan

The cookery teacher was a far better decorator of food than a teacher, sadly.



24th October 2012

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