Vietnam Travel Notes

Many cakes wrapped in Banana Leaves can found right through Vietnam. Often it is a game of “unwrap and taste” to find out what’s inside unless you can speak some Vietnamese!
Here are a few cakes you may encounter from the North, Central and southern regions.
Banh Gio
Commonly referred to as a meat pie, this cake has [...]

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As I get more involved in blogging, I’m finding and reading some really cool blogs. So I thought I would start sharing them with you. They are not just Vietnam blogs, but travel in general.
http://nobudgettravel.wordpress.com/ is a great blog about traveling on a small budgets. Here you can find stuff that you can get your [...]

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Nearly all travelers to Vietnam hit the tranquil waters of Halong Bay. Now you can skip the masses and cruise a little further into the South China Sea to visit the magical Island of Quan Lan.
Tours include Meals, English speaking guide, Kayaking and transfers. You can swim, relax, take stunning photographs or simply [...]

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A while back I wrote about the Hanoi Country Side Bike Tours. The last time I did the ride the weather wasn’t great, but last Friday a friend of mine was in town, so we took of again on the bike tour. This time the sun was out, paddies green and it was a great [...]

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Relationships between neighboring Vietnam and Cambodia are quickly improving with every day. You could say politically, the two countries are quite friendly. However that wasn’t always the case.
We have heard a lot about the Khmer Rouge, the Killing Fields and its leader Pol Pot. Millions were killed and massacred in Cambodia during Pol Pots reign. [...]

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As summer hits Hanoi, my family and I have been spending our afternoons around West Lake, Hanoi’s largest lake. It’s a popular place to exercise, hang out, sit around with your partner or to play a bit of badminton.
Below are just a few images I took the other day. More Hanoi images coming soon! To [...]

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With summer fast approaching, Hanoi is becoming hotter by the day. So when you’re worn out and fed up with the horns, crazy traffic and postcard sellers - who you going to call…….?
The Army Hotel would be a good start! Located on Pham Ngu Lao Street (behind the Opera House) the Army Hotel is a [...]

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The images below are of the new Inter Continental Hotel built of the waters on West Lake in Vietnam’s capital city, Hanoi. With 359 rooms, this 5 star monster is big! Rooms start from 200USD plus per night and the hotel is located next to the Sheraton Hotel and 15 minutes from the Old Quarter [...]

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Where:
Quan Bia Minh
No 7A Dinh Liet Street, Hanoi
Food:
Bia Minh offers a large and extensive menu. Offerings include Spaghetti Bolognaise and Banana Pancakes or if you like Vietnamese you can have Spring Rolls, Hot Pots and much more.
There is also a vegetarian section with plenty of choice.
Cost:
Most dishes on the menu [...]

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Recently, long-time LP writer Thomas Kohnstamm has admitted he wrote a Lonely Planet Guidebook for Columbia in San Fransisco, getting advice and information from a girl he was dating! The LP writer has written 12 or so guide books and is well known amoung the travel industry.
And to top it off, he has a new [...]

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