On Water. Vietnam Trilogy - 3. Hanoi & Ha Long Bay
I was not quite sure what to expect from Hanoi. What I knew was that it was supposed to be a lot nicer and more atmospheric than Saigon with nicer architecture and less people. At least it was supposed to have an old district.
It took me an hour t... more - travel report by
krisek
On Water. Vietnam Trilogy - 2. Hue & Perfume River
“Established as the capital of unified Viet Nam in 1802, Hué was not only the political but also the cultural and religious centre under the Nguyen dynasty until 1945. The Perfume River winds its way through the Capital City, the Imperial City, the Forbid... more - travel report by
krisek
2 Nights in Mui Ne, Vietnam. Worth the visit.
All those traveling to Vietnam who own a copy of Lonely Planet, raise your hands. OK, that's all of you. In the Lonely Planet, you'll read that Mui Ne is one of those undiscovered places that you should get to before the hoards arrive. I mentioned this to... more - travel report by
tokyomike
On Water. Vietnam Trilogy - 1. The Mekong Delta
I entered Vietnam with a burden of mostly unfavourable stories about this country. Predetermined views are those I always want to avoid most so they don’t influence my own perception too much on any place, but this time I might have let it happen somehow.... more - travel report by
krisek
Saigon - Gateway to Vietnam
The shape of the country and the location of its two metropols (Saigon and Hanoi) suggests a journey starting at one end and moving to the other. We touched down in Saigon and traveled north - the other way around would have been perfectly fine as well. W... more - travel report by
moehre
Sapa - hills, clouds and many, many races
Small village in northern Vietnam, near the Chinese border and high up the hills. Has recently become the main place to go for some ethnic input by Vietnam's various ethnical groups, mainly Hmong and Dao as far as I could gather. The place can get very cr... more - travel report by
kirikou
Cooling down in a french hill station
In the time before air-conditioning and everywhere available iced drinks the humid and hot climate of southern Vietnam must have been real stress for Europeans. That's why the French set up a number of hill stations to offer retreat from the heat for thos... more - travel report by
moehre
Stunning Halong Bay
The group trip I took went to the coast in a large bus and we had lunch at a seaside restuarant. Then we boarded a ferry for a three or four hour cruise to Cat Ba Island. We had dinner and spent the night in a nice hotel there, and in the morning took ano... more - travel report by
danilbruce
Hoi An - Tailors and beautiful beaches
Hired push bikes and rode all over the place - Hoi An is flat and beautiful and old. The markets are mad (as Vietnamese markets usually are) and they sell everything. The Quiet American was filmed there (and the sets were being built while I was there). more - travel report by
cootha
Kayak Halong Bay tours: World’s Nature Heritage
If you thought the hideout in the James Bond film “The Man with the Golden Gun” was spectacular, imagine a place where there are 3,000 such limestone islands clustered together in the East Sea of Halong Bay. Paddle through caves into secret lagoons, drift... more - travel report by
bobby_king
