Destination: Vietnam

Hanoi, where the wild mopeds roam

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [1834]

The first impressions of Hanoi in the taxi were that of a French city. It was after all the colonial capital of French Indochina so it shouldn't have been too surprising to be passing through ... Read more >

Tags: city, moped

Delta farce

Sat, 5 May 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1055]

Its an unfair title really as the Mekong is a haven of life, good food, ever so smiley people and adventure.  Its very poor here but welcoming.  The farce bit was the trip from Phnom Penh which took well over 8 hrs but never mind. My first contact with ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

The Perfect Day in Hanoi!

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [897]

A local transports a tree in preparation for Tet (New Years) on his motorbike. I knew that I'd evolved as a traveller when I arrive in Hanoi...and LOVED it. The type of situation that probably would have been overwhelming and intimidating ... Read more >

Tags: bia hoi, hanoi, vietnam

July 8th Hoi An to Hanoi

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 | By angelabuffjohn | Views [844] | Comments [1]

(Kyle) Woke up this morning and had to get all our stuff ready since we had to check out at noon.   So we first got up and had our breakfast.   It wasn’t that great so I think that I only had coffee and some bread with cheese.   (Angy) I had ... Read more >

Cultural Diversities in Cambodia

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 | By lucyandtim | Views [748]

We arrived in Cambodia with a list of places to visit and grand plans for exploration. However we fast realised that we would have to make some snappy decisions and get selective with the amount of time we had. Our first stop was Phnom Penh (the Capital), ... Read more >

The trip to Hanoi

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 | By matsmith | Views [735]

After a long flight to Bangkok (and a lovely thai curry for dinner on the plane) we landed in Bangkok and waited for our connecting flight to Hanoi. The journey was fairly uneventful except for our last (cold) meal on the plane where we didnt recognise ... Read more >

Day 120 – 29th July 2016 Friday – Motor bike maintenance & Lawn Bowls

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [456]

Kevin went riding with Michael and Andrew on the old Danang Road to Danang. It is the first time they have ridden this road. It is 50km round trip that took 1hr 50min. He was exhausted when he got back . I  had a Skype call with Jasmine from Topica ... Read more >

Hue

Fri, 23 Jan 2015 | By emmaandsarah | Views [443]

We left Hoi An by train to Hue and had a seat each on a train that wasn't packed, which was a nice relief.  The train journey gave us some lovely views along the coast looking out to sea, on beaches and harbours, and as it climbed the side of mountains ... Read more >

HaNoi!!!

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 | By tmaskew | Views [441] | Video

Ah, Ha Noi--where traffic lanes and signals are mere suggestions... It is just as I remember it--only it's not. In 1996, the Old Quarter was filled with incessant streams of bicycles. The rich rode motorbikes and cars, an oddity, created a scene. ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Mekong Delta Tour and Final Thoughts on Vietnam

Sat, 24 May 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [437]

Our last days in Vietnam, Dad and I signed up to take a two-day tour of the Mekong Delta. Day one of the tour Our first pitstop on the way to the Delta, we saw a great Buddhist temple with monks in mid-ceremony and three huge Buddha statues. Huge! ... Read more >

first few hours in Vietnam

Fri, 1 Jan 2016 | By aceite4 | Views [359] | Comments [1]

 The  plane is late and visa services are a bit of a mess so I'm tired and hungry by the time I arrive and not too optimistic about food. I get in to the taxi and the driver that pics me up (organizeby the hostel) is playing country music: ... Read more >

Photos: Vietnam

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By kkmxrb | Photo Gallery

Photos: Ninh Binh 1

Wed, 6 Apr 2011 | By arhionut | Photo Gallery

Photos: Off the Subject of Travel...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 | By christa_spencer | Photo Gallery

Photos: Saigon: Travs' New Do

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 | By christa_spencer | Photo Gallery