Category Archive: VIETNAM

PHOTO GALLERY: TRIP THROUGH HALONG BAY PHOTOS

PHOTO GALLERY: TRIP THROUGH HALONG BAY PHOTOS  Exotic boats, water, tropically-plumed rocky crags, densely-packed mountains, and an isolated beach marked my fantastic journey through Halong Bay in northern Vietnam. Journey’s end was quaint Catba Island, where I opted to stay 5 nights and days, soaking up Catba’s beautiful scenery and unique boat culture, before returning to …

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10 FREE THINGS TO DO IN HANOI

bustling Old Quarter alley Tucked down the narrow winding alleys of Hanoi’s Old Quarter you’ll find several budget guesthouses and hotels. Predominantly a locals’ neighborhood, the Old Quarter is a fantastic spot to hang your hat while visiting Hanoi. Vietnamese bustle about their noisy, hectic daily lives. Just across the road sits Hanaoi’s Hoen Kien …

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I VISIT HANOI, VIETNAM

Welcome!  If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to the free monthly newsletter.  Thank you!—–>> Bustling Hanoi I VISIT HANOI, VIETNAM Chaotic traffic, NOISE, bustle, hodge-podge of narrow streets… that about sums up Hanoi! It’s a stark contrast to the calm, peaceful, quiet countryside of flat rice fields that I passed from …

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TRAIN TO SAPA and VIETNAM’S NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS

TRAIN TO SAPA and VIETNAM’S NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS I never thought I’d be so thrilled to get back to Hanoi, especially since I’d left the city to escape its overwhelming noise and chaos. But by the end of my one-week tour of Vietnam’s NW mountains, I couldn’t wait to escape back to Hanoi. This time I …

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MY SAIGON STORY: AN UNEXPECTED BLAST OF URBAN CLUBBING

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free  monthly newsletter. Thank you! —> riverside in Hoi An, central Vietnam MY SAIGON STORY: AN UNEXPECTED BLAST OF URBAN CLUBBING I was rather dreading going to Saigon after my relaxing 2 weeks inlaid-back, quiet, central Vietnam. Remembering Hanoi’s noisy chaotic …

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