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Tag Archives: Hanoi
Deciding what to wear for the next 433 days
What a challenge! Who knows what they’ll wear – in advance – for 14+months on an around-the-world trip? We read blogs about packing, got advice from other travelers, and thought a lot about what clothes we already had and how … Continue reading
Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Trip Planning
Tagged around the world travel, Bay of Islands, clothes, Crete, Hanoi, Madeira, Packing, Siem Reap, Sydney, Tokyo, travel, travel wardrobe
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We spied trouble ahead and our ship had already left the port
Oh, how we wanted to take a cruise on Ha Long Bay! We studied websites, avidly read recommendations, and considered prices before we dipped into out travel “slush fund” and booked a package deal through Hotel Serene in Hanoi. After … Continue reading
Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Vietnam
Tagged around the world, cruise, Dragon’s Pearl I, Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, Hotel Serene, overnight cruise, travel, Vietnam
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More to be seen
A tourist is not the same as a traveler. We’re travelers, but we see tourists often. We watched swarms of tourists who tumbled out of tour buses at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi. They followed guides who flitted here and … Continue reading
Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Vietnam
Tagged around the world, Confucius, Hanoi, KOTO, photography, Temple of Learning, travel, Vietnam
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Hanoi is full
Hanoi is full and bursting at the seams. Vendors without stores wheeled or carried their full inventories. Motor scooters and a few bikes and cars clogged the streets in (what appeared to western eyes to be) chaotic streams of endless … Continue reading
Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Vietnam
Tagged around the world, Hanoi, travel, Vietnam
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