Blogs from Hai Phong, Red River Delta, Vietnam, Asia - page 3

Bonjour à toutes et à tous. Voici quelques photos acidulées pour fêter le retour du beau temps sur l'Europe mais aussi et surtout pour célébrer la gente féminine dont, paraît-il, c'est la fête aujourd'hui. Bonne Fête Mesdames ! Vivre Ses Rêves.... read more

Arrived in Hanoi, so far so good. A touch pollluted but have enjoyed getting lost and consequently found again. Keeping up with tradition of trips that have preceeded this one i have been trying to get my hands on a relatively/very cheap bike. Think i have succeeded but time will be a good judge on that point! I paid 3,000,000 dong for the bike but you can pay about halfish for a bike with one gear (as in go) Anyhow one dosent seem quite enough. Also a by product of the cheapness is the size of the bike, definately asian size frame. To get anything bigger than that would take you into the realms of professional cycle shops in Hanoi and no doubt multiples of the price i paid. So yes the bike i am riding ... read more

This morning after a leisurely breakfast and last bit of sightseeing on our own we boarded a bus to the new port at HaLong Harbor, and our beautiful Paradise Cruise Line junk for our overnight excursion. The trip up was about 3 hours, and the guide tried to make it interesting, but after an hour or so, it was redundant. The road was under major construction, nothing that could have been helped, and will be wonderful once it's completed!It is a glimpse into daily life of rural Vietnamese in the North, mostly farmers and factory workers, and those that support them. Get there, get there soon, Donald Trump is building a mega resort with a private club casino, and it will not be the same after it's finished. We had packed an overnight bag, a carry ... read more

Eine der wohl bekanntesten Attraktionen in Vietnam ist die Halong Bucht (Halong Bay). Da Vy vor ein paar Jahren schon mit ihrem Bruder einen Halong Bay Tour gemacht hat und es teuer war, entschlossen wir dieses Mal keine Tour zu machen. Wir fuhren stattdessen nach Cat Ba, einer der bewohnten Insel in Halong Bay. Wir starteten in Ninh Binh und fuhren bis nach Tuan Chau, wo die Fähre nach Cat Ba fährt. Die Fähre fährt auf ihrer Route mitten durch die bekannten Kalksteinfelsen und man kann diese gut anschauen. Die Steine wachsen aus dem Wasser heraus und spiegelten sich darin. Da es nicht so gutes Wetter war, waren die einen Felsen inmitten im Nebel. Die Felsen haben alle eine andere Form. Die einen sind Rund die anderen sind Spitzig. Die Fähre fährt etwas mehr als eine ... read more

Our journey from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island was something of a magical mystery tour. Other than our fellow tourists there were no other English speakers on the bus so once we reached the port town of Hai Phong a lot of guesswork was required. We had all expected to change bus there but it turned out to be a rest stop instead. We were then ushered back onto the bus which then continued for about half an hour longer to a rickety quay. No ferry arrived for us though. A hydrofoil pulled up alongside the narrow jetty and about half a million Vietnamese tourists poured out of it. We had to stand outside in the torrential rain whilst they filled our seats on the bus. Eventually we were all on the hydrofoil which sped off ... read more