Hanoi Travel Blogs - Page 6

My trip to Vietnam and China...passing by Hong Kong. Landing in Hanoi Vietnam and enjoying the Vietnamese food and the historical buildings of the capital.Meeting the friendly Vietnamese people, drinking the Tiger beer,and riding scooters with them! Then visiting the "Turtle temple" where a giant turtle is kept embalmed and daily met by visitors like a real saint! On my way to ZhuHai by ferry, the nearest part of China from the Hong Kong territories i spent one night in the crazy Hong Kong!

I have a blog of my trip on Travelpod but I wanted to add pictures here so this is a shortened version of the blog but with more pictures.

Arrived back in Hanoi, found a hotel that appeared nice at first, but the following morning showed its true colors.  Didn't have much time, so headed for Cha Ca - a grilled fish speciality, that was pretty fine.  A man, who will be left unidentified, was handing out flyers for a free beer…

The 15th started off perfectly. We spent the morning on a 6 hour cruise in Halong Bay which is in the Gulf of Tonkin in the South China Sea. We then took a coach back to Hanoi for dinner and eventually on to the railway station to board the overnight train. Although it goes to Ho Chi Minh City we w…

This year I choose a new experience. Travelling with a friend of mine. Starting at Ho Chi Minh and ending in Singapore. Please enjoy the pics

Het is alweer een tijdje geleden dat ik een verhaal heb geplaatst. David en ik zijn in Ha Noi, de hoofdstad van Vietnam. Buiten onze verwachting om is de stad erg rustig (in vergelijking met Saigon). We kwamen erg vroeg aan in de stad, een uurtje of 5. Het was dan weer een mooie klus om o…

Stuns in Hanoi, Sapa, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoian and Saigon

2007 four-week vacation to explore a part of the world that I've dreamed about visiting since I was a child. More importantly, it's the first trip that I had to entirely finance on my own - I feel like such an old person!

3 weeks of exploring the north of my favorite country, along with a 5 day detour to Hanoi and a few day trips to Myanmar and Laos.

Photos from: Nha Trang Sai Gon Da Lat Ha Long Bay Ha Noi

places

Lots of motorbikes now!  It's a key difference from my last extended visit in 1995.  Perplexingly, though, one thing that has not changed is the utter lack of traffic management systems at street intersections.  As when bicycles ruled the roost, now all manner of motorized machines (…

motorbike madness!

Mount Yên Tử is about 130km from Hanoi.  It is only 1km tall but is foggy and cloud covered most of the year, with view of most Eastern North Vietnam, including Halong bay.  The little temple on top of the mountain, worshiped by thousands of Vietnamese buddists, is believed to be the B…

Today we are leaving Hanoi on the overnight train to Hué. We weren't leaving until about 7.30pm so we had the whole day to do and see any last minute things in Hanoi. I put my bags in the day room then met the group down stairs for lunch at KOTOs which stands for "Know One, Teach One". This …