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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By patriciacharro | Views [138] | Scholarship Entry
More than a few hours down, a couple random small talks, and about 10 different sleeping positions after, I was landing on Ho Chi Minh City Airport. Yes, my flight had been delayed, but the smell of greasy noodles and the lighted signs in front of the ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By elsing | Views [155] | Scholarship Entry
A guided G Adventures tour of Vietnam, from South to North is what I'd booked. But things don't always go according to plan, and just as well. Spontaneity, I say, is the spice of life. After partying all night into the early hours of the morning after ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By erinwiko | Views [147] | Scholarship Entry
My hands felt gritty with sweat and grime from the pig pen. Ascending the narrow, wooden stairs, I wiped my hands on the cleaner leg of my jeans, taking care to avoid the pristine, woven scarf that the farmer had pressed into my hands as we left her home.... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By michaelmcdonald | Views [95] | Scholarship Entry
Rain was striking our faces as we approached Hai Van Pass, a steep mountain route along the central coast of Vietnam connecting Hue to Da Nang. Surprisingly, even with a reputation of being one of the best coast roads in the world, there was no traffic, ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By mytruenorth | Views [181] | Scholarship Entry
I love staring at maps, drifting away to unknown places and drawing up fantasy itineraries to the next treasure and the next. Before you know it, Mondays aren’t so bad. It is this sport and a mild obsession with not backtracking that landed me here. ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By pitaroguerra | Views [101] | Scholarship Entry
The cab stooped in the middle of the road. I looked at the paper I had with the name of my guesthouse and couldn’t see any signs with anything that looked like that trough the windows. It was almost ten at night. On one side of the road there was a very ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By jessicalmz | Views [133] | Scholarship Entry
My hidden gem isn’t necessarily a place you can visit, but something that can be uncovered if you persevere through the distractions, ailments and other mishaps that may occur while traveling abroad. According to Tripadvisor, I’ve traveled three percent ... Read more >
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Mon, 25 May 2015 | By vietnam_adventure | Views [659] | Scholarship Entry
Taking a flight from London, England and landing in Hanoi, Vietnam feels like you have left one world and entered another. Hanoi is alive with frantic motion; you narrowly miss being run down by a moped only to take a knock to the head from a Vietnamese ... Read more >
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Mon, 25 May 2015 | By simonsays90 | Views [262] | Scholarship Entry
There are 1,969 rocks in Ha Long Bay that tower above the green waters like skyscrapers. Hundreds of houseboats glide across its waters as divers, dancers, and drinkers take in the experience from the top deck. Hungry for the all-inclusive adventure that ... Read more >
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Sun, 24 May 2015 | By mykitchenstories | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 24 May 2015 | By mykitchenstories | Views [258] | Comments [1]
Hot Hanoi Nights
The lights seemed quite dim as we arrived in the terminal, like there were fluorescent bulbs missing. In hindsight I think it was just the grime of age and probably cigarettes. It felt a little creepy for a capital city airport ... Read more >
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Sat, 23 May 2015 | By siobhankenna | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry
Step into a city where life takes place on the street. From narrow alleyways to main roads, it’s all lined with locals stationed at mini plastic tables and chairs, gulping down their Pho soup. It’s a place where the main way to get around is by bike-... Read more >
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Thu, 21 May 2015 | By nomadwalker | Views [203] | Scholarship Entry
History without war in its pages is incomplete. The human condition of violently expressing himself through the death of another is revealed through the many creative ways one can kill. This is the "travel treasure" I found in the people of Cu Chi. The ... Read more >
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Wed, 20 May 2015 | By alvina | Views [215] | Scholarship Entry
‘Xin Chao! Xin Choa! Missie, you OK?’ I jolted out of my reverie and, OK, breathed a slight sigh of relief. I had managed to lose myself, physically and metaphorically, in one of the most beautiful parts of Vietnam. Phong Nha Ke Bang. Phong Nha ... Read more >
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Tue, 19 May 2015 | By watchfulwanderer | Views [115] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
It smells like a mix of sweat, fish sauce and traffic. The stalls are crowded together under one roof; people live, work and play here, so it is claustrophobic and chaotic, but still beautiful. This market, which takes up an entire city block at the very ... Read more >
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