It’s the FINAL post from our epic trip to North Vietnam and I can’t believe it has taken me 16 months to completely document it!! So enjoy these last few romps around the grimy, colourful and chaotic back streets of Hanoi! We enjoy a much needed beverage high above the humid, hectic streets. Then it’sContinue reading “Good morning, and goodbye, Vietnam!”
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Street scenes
How much love can one human being have for markets? The answer – a lot! Hanoi is just shopping heaven. This stall sells all things plastic and fake – from garlands of garish flowers and vegetables to rows of lucky pigs. Then we’re heading back to Dong Xuan Market to carry on exploring the mountainsContinue reading “Street scenes”
More Hanoi MORE!
There’s an architectural oddity in Hanoi that doesn’t seem to fit in with the local style – St. Joseph’s Cathedral (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Lớn Hà Nội, Nhà thờ Chính tòa Thánh Giuse) It’s a late 19th-century Gothic Revival that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi to nearly 4 million CatholicsContinue reading “More Hanoi MORE!”
Marvellous markets
From the serene green of Mai Chau we’re thrust back into the hectic hustle and bustle of Hanoi with its waves of moped riders. We’re nearing the end of this epic trip but we’ve still got a day left to go explore some more . . . That can only mean one thing . .Continue reading “Marvellous markets”
Final bike ride
We’re nearing the end of our epic tour of North Vietnam and we’re off to another tiny village and more bone shaker bikes! We’re in Mai Chau – a collection of villages, farms and huts spread out through a green large valley, home to the white Thai minority. We’re peddling through yet more epic scenery.Continue reading “Final bike ride”
Back to train street
We keep on gravitating back to this chaotic, crazy little corner of Hanoi. We are determined to see the flippin train come through if it’s the last thing we do! So we grab our beverages, plonk ourselves down and wait . . . While we wait we enjoy some people watching, cafe owners serve customers,Continue reading “Back to train street”
More street scenes
We’re off exploring the gritty streets of Hanoi again, and first up we head back to Train Street to see if we have any luck this time! Enjoying a beverage and hoping to get an up close experience with a train. We enjoy some iconic sights as we wait, but alas, no train again! NeverContinue reading “More street scenes”
Hello Hanoi!
Again! Back in the bustling chaos that is Hanoi. Bleary eyed after rolling off the night train at 6am and unable to check into our hotel until 3pm!!! So we while away a few early morning hours people watching. And Hanoi is very very full of people! Whether they are wheeling their fresh produce alongContinue reading “Hello Hanoi!”
Final trek
It’s the final few pictures from our wonderful two day trek through Sapa. We’ve conquered the humidity, the rain, the bugs, the hills and the mud!! It’s been the most amazing few days, exploring some of the most incredible scenery and wonderful people. There are about a million pictures of me like this – redContinue reading “Final trek”
Home stay
Just as the rain starts to really lash us luckily we arrive at our home for the night. (After teetering over this rickety bamboo bridge first!) We’re stopping in this wonderful wooden house, home to a family of the Dzay minority – one of the many hill tribes in the area. What an incredible placeContinue reading “Home stay”