Hanoi Travel Blogs

February 11-14, o6 - Hanoi, Vietnam. It happened when one of my friends asked me "Do you want to go to vietnam during valentine's weekend?". I thought just a minute, no boyfriend to hang out with at that time, don't want to be home alone on that weekend so i said yes so easy. She asked the s…

There's a motorcycle in this internet cafe. INSIDE! Come on, can it not get any louder? And I love the pollution thats coming out of it. I guess this is so Vietnamese and I love experiencing new things really. 7 am, everyone's already out and about, millions of motorbikes pass by honking and honkin…

I leave montreal the 4 of May 2008 direction vietnam!For sure i didnt know what i want to see there but that what i know its history about this wonderfull country and all the people saids to me if u go there be sure u will live a great experience so i was very exiting to be there!!!!! I arrive the…

***English version to come soon*** Ik zal maar niet zeggen hoe mijn humeur is vandaag zeker? Vroeg opgestaan deze morgen want om kwart na 5 was ik al wakker. Alle andere mensen in de dorm moesten per toeval allemaal de vlucht  naar Bangkok halen. Snif... Ik wil ook naar Bangkok. Di…

"Tram phan tram" - bottoms up!Imagine a city where there is a mass of motorbikes that swarms the streets without any traffic lights. I spent a good part of yesterday just having cold beers at the street side cafes in old quarter watching the chaotic traffic; amazing. Just a note, please do remember…

Arriving to Hanoi was a frustrating experience. After a week and a half of experiencing the local culture away from hectic cities I am now in the capital of Vietnam. No more beaches, the freedom of a motorbike or relaxed, friendly people. I exit the airport and feel lost. I don't like airplanes any…

In the morning, I wake-up and go to see the view outside of my cabin. Our boat is anchored somewhere but not far from other fellow boats. The fog is very thick at the moment, still, it can not hide totally those limestones around us. They are emerged out of the mists. The situation is very quite, n…

People i met here, who contributed to and improved my trip: Juliana (Russia), Patrick (Canada) Arriving back from the trip to Halong Bay, we reluctantly moved out of Hanoi Guest House as we had been offered free accomodation in Hanoi Backpackers. The Canadian couple, Breanna and Darcy, whom we met…

Drip Drop. It was pretty darned grey and wet when I first turned up in Hanoi about a week ago.  Bleary-eyed, Mike and I had spilled out of the night bus from Hue and with the rain coming down upon us had little will to do more than roll into the “free” taxi that the local hotel tout offer…

To my annoyance I had to take the 17.5 hour bus journey back to the capital, Hanoi as I had a flight booked to Bangkok. This meant travelling for most of the 14th and over night missing any Premiership football I was hoping to catch. The journey was pretty much like the one on the way down, bumpy a…

Nachdem ich das allermeiste meines Gepäcks in Hanoi gelassen habe, habe ich dort leider auch meine Ausrüstung für meine Kontaktlinsen zurückgelassen. Also konnte ich sie über Nacht nicht herausnehmen. Das habe ich zwar bisher im Zug auch immer so gemacht und nie Probleme gehabt, aber heute hat…

In the USA, people are obsessed with large vehicles that guzzle gallons of gasoline.   But in today's environment of global climate change and wars over oil isn't it time we evaluate alternative forms of transportation?  Today we will evaluate the possible uses of Scooters.1.  Family…

I specially reserved this day for a walking tour of the Old Quarter which is highly recommended by several guide books on Vietnam that i've read. I think this is a must to get to know the city more, specially if your hotel is smack right in the middle of it. So with my Lonely Planet, camera(s) and …

Finally the day that I had been waiting for had arrived. The anticipation grew stronger when I flew in from Nha Trang the day before on my mission to see the Blue Dragon children. I was not sure of what to expect, but I was excited anyway. I brought along some souvenirs to give away to the kids �…

I left the hotel almost as soon as I got there. A wanted to make it to a few sites before they closed. I flipped through my guidebook narrowed it down to the Museum of Ethnology, the Temple of Literature and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex. I didn't have much money on me, just about 120,000 don…