January 7th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
It sounds like a new dance move... but really, it's what you do when you try to cross the street here. We arrived into Hanoi without too much trouble. As we looked out the airplane window as the p ... 10 photos [full story]

January 8th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
We have only just arrived but could write a book already. Let's start with leaving town.Now this is a semi public site so I will be polite. Why is it that some groups of people cannot wait until t ... [full story]

January 7th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
The northern most part of our trip was Hanoi. The highlight was Halong Bay and the Chinese Junks that we sailed on. The weather was great and that was the big plus since we had so much rain in Hoi ... 17 photos [full story]

January 7th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
Whiiiii terkkuja Vietnamista! Vuoden ensimmainen paiva alkoi junamatkalla ensin Guangzhouhun ja sielta safkaamisen jalkeen Nanningiin. Oltiin ekaa kertaa makuuvaunussa, koska kiinalainen nainen ei ... [full story]

January 7th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Haiphong
So we have said goodbye to 2008 and spent the last few days getting to know 2009. New Year in Vietnam was a little odd. 1st January is an official holiday here so there was some preparation runnin ... 9 photos [full story]

January 7th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Halong Bay
Ever since I saw the movie "Indochine," I've wanted to visit Ha Long Bay. I loved the haunting scenes where Camille and Jean Baptiste, her beloved French soldier (originally her adoptive mother's love ... [full story]

December 31st 2008  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
We arrived after my first fully sober 20 hour bus ride in Hanoi. Its another huge city like Sigon but is still undergoing massive change and reconstruction as it expands and is greatly new (tho not al ... 7 photos [full story]

January 5th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Halong Bay
CS: Seas settled but it seemed interminable to make Haiphong largely because all the ETAs had been so far out and ever stretching, but when we finally approached land on the afternoon of Sunday the vi ... 6 photos [full story]

January 5th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Halong Bay
PP: 2nd January 2009. We left the dock at Jurong Port at 2200 hours New Years Eve - the crew was therefore too busy to celebrate the arrival of 2009. So there was a celebratory lunch on The Day ... 2 photos [full story]

December 4th 2008  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
Arriving in Hanoi on the 4th Dec, we managed to find a relatively cheap hotel (after haggling and walking away a couple of times of course) and ventured out onto the streets of Hanoi to find food. ... [full story]