Hanoi Travel Blogs - Page 4

In the early morning we set out again in a  taxi to the Hanoi airport. This time we had no difficulties like those we encountered on arrival - our driver had been arranged by the hotel, the destination was clear and the price establixhed. The departure process was quick and easy and after a sh…

This is again the business trip, but I am so excited to visit Vietnam for the first time! I have to be in Hanoi for three weeks but hope I can explore it and the surrounding areas. Will keep you posted!

Hanoi was wet and cold.  This was quite a shock to my system after spending over two months wearing shorts and sandals in south India and SE Asia.  But, it actually felt good to "feel" wintertime for a moment.  In my normal life, I would be in San Francisco right now waitin…

We arrived at Hanoi Train Station at around 5.30am in the morning and after saying our goodbyes to everyone, Gaby & I took a taxi to the Prince Hotel only to find that because we were so early our room wouldn’t be ready until check-out at around midday. However, the manager phoned the sister …

This trip essentially began with a week in beautiful Sydney, Australia. I wasn't sure of my itinerary, but I did pick up a Vietnamese Visa in Sydney, so after a few days visiting friends in Perth, I headed that way from down under. After Vietnam, I revisited Bangkok and Frankfurt to complete my Round the world adventure!

So, after going to Saigon, it was looking calm and tranquility in the Mekong Delta. Ha! (you will see, there are full of photos of people you know, but me. It's a little exercise to make you feel the ambiance!) Before it sought a travel agency and we proposed a two-day tour around the Delta. The ri…

The weather in Hanoi was extremely hot when we returned from Halong Bay. In fact for the next few days we couldn't do much during the day at all, as the temperatures were reaching well over 100F The evening before my birthday we got together with some of the people we had been to Halon…

I am now in Hanoi, Vietnam and the stickiest I think I've been so far on this trip. This city is actually my favorite so far of the major cities we've visited--just Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand until now but more to come. The architecture is amazing--you can definitely tell it was colonized a…

Christmas Day doesn’t feel like Christmas Day when I’m not wearing three layers of clothes (okay, it was still quite cold in Hanoi so I did have to wear my jumper)  and when I wake up in a hostel with strangers all around me, and when I go downstairs and there’s Australians talking …

VietnamIf you happen to arrive in Hanoi on the eve of Tet then there are a few things you’ll need- a moped, a huge red balloon and as big a branch of peach blossom as possible. Once you’ve assembled everything, then simply squeeze onto your moped with at least five other members of your immedia…

yeah i made it... my hotel in hanoi still had my bag in storage and even a room! unfortunately the same as before so again a lot of steps up... nice after the up and down hikes in sapa train ride back to hanoi was not that pleasant... i noticed that the ticket guy made a mistake when writing…

So on the way to the airport from Hanoi in our taxi while listening to heartbreaking music, we get in a car accident. The sad part about it was that Regina and I were totally unphased. "Oh, maybe we should put our seat belts on now." Actually, what was really sad was the driver nearly got into…

It's Sunday and I'm sweating my way through the noisy afternoon streets of the Old Quarter, flip flops slapping loud. As usual I'm sticking as close as I can to the side of the narrow road. The pavement is blocked with parked scooters, hawker wares and piles of random …

I spent a couple of weeks in Philippines, and VietNam. I was in Thailand for over a month. There were a few days of fun passed in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Last night’s part of the crossing was okay as border crossings go (I hear). We had deliberately chose a crossing that was commonly used (i.e. not new) and although it required a 24 hr journey, it seemed the safest bet. I read till about midnight and hoped to get a good night’s sleep through …