Hanoi - a fusion of ancient, traditional, modern and chic. We stayed in the old quarter, which had super narrow streets, tons of handcraft shops and smooth, locally brewed beer that sidewalk vendors provided while you sat on foot high plastic stools on the sides of these narrow streets. New years eve we walked down… Continue reading Vietnam…Simply Divine (part four)
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Vietnam…Simply Divine (part three)
Fifteen hours after boarding sleeper bus number two, Gin Rummy card games, "two truths and a lie" silliness and eventual sleep, we arrived in Danang. Although it apparently has an amazing beach, it was really chilly and the town didn't impress us, so within 24 hours we jumped on a train heading north. But, as… Continue reading Vietnam…Simply Divine (part three)
Vietnam…Simply Divine (part two)
Dalat... The next day we took what was supposed to be a semi-private tour (max 2 more than the 4 of us) of some of the surrounding hillside highlights, ended up being a blink-and-miss-it tour with about 25 Vietnamese tourists. Despite our disappointment, we made the most of it and saw lots of sights in… Continue reading Vietnam…Simply Divine (part two)
Vietnam…Simply Divine (part one)
For the Christmas holiday break, three colleagues and I ventured off to the amazing land of Vietnam. I had heard it was a beautiful country both in it's land and it's people, but it was so much more than I expected. We flew into Ho Chi Min City, what used to be called Saigon. We… Continue reading Vietnam…Simply Divine (part one)