February 2016 in Halong Bay, Vietnam So, I went on a trip. Two night, three day trip to Halong Bay. One night on a cruise boat and one night on a resort island. Halong Bay a.k.a Descending Dragon Bay, a home to thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes…
February 2016 in Hanoi, Vietnam No matter where you are in Hanoi you’re never far from a lake, some lake, as Hanoi is the city of lakes (and two rivers). And the largest of them all is West Lake. The lake is located some 15 – 20 minute walk North West…
February 2016 in Sapa, Vietnam NOTE: text continues all the way to the bottom of this page SAPA Express ‘bus terminal’ was only a few minutes walk from my hotel so I took a morning walk rather than have them pick me up in a car. I did some serious repacking…
“At least we were lucky with the weather”. I wish. Sadly, not this time. Sadly not me. Everybody talks about the weather. The weather is number one topic in Hanoi these days. Coldest winter since 2007, maybe ever, snow only a few kilometers away. Big Freeze. Cold, cold, cold. Seriously…
Really? I beg to differ. Hanoi isn’t very pretty at first sight. Not all that interesting either. No smiling ladies in straw hats as far as the eye can see. No pagodas. No temples. The ride from the airport was rather gray and dull. If not for a few occasional…
