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Vietnam, Northern Highlands
The second day of a four day/four night trip between Hanoi and Sapa in the furthest reaches of northern Vietnam, and back. Today began in Nghia Lo and wound through and above the extraordinary Tu Le...
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45 Minutes in Sapa’s Central Market
Here are a few snaps from the central market in Sapa, Vietnam’s gateway to the northern highlands. Markets are always a joy to explore; this one had some of the most marvelous aromas I’ve ever had the...
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Klimt in Hanoi
More specifically, at a Traditional art gallery in Hanoi. Like many bigger cities in neighboring China, Old Hanoi is teeming with these small galleries which offer everything from cheap...
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Women of the Temple of Literature
The stunning Temple of Literature, or Văn Miếu, is one of Hanoi’s most visited attractions. Built to honor Confucius nearly 1000 years ago (in 1070 to be precise), it also later served as Vietnam’s...
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I wanted to visit Ho Chi Minh today, but he wasn’t there.
I’m not having much luck with visits to the embalmed bodies of communist icons. Lenin’s mausoleum was closed on the frigid winter day I visited Moscow in 2006. In Beijing two years ago, I had no time...
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The Prince of Hàng Bè
I’m too tired to plow through the 800 pics I snapped today at Tam Coc and Vietnam’s ancient capital of Hoa Lu, but I have to put in a good word for Duc, my motorbike taxi, or xe om, driver the past few...
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Would you shop for clothes at a place called ‘Piggie Shop’?
Spotted this shop in Hanoi today. I didn’t linger too long but I don’t think there were any pork leather products for sale. Something lost in translation? Filed under: Asia, photography, Vietnam...
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I found the g-spot in Hanoi today
Had a yummy lunch there, too. Even comes with Uncle Ho’s seal of approval. Filed under: Travel, Vietnam Tagged: Hanoi, Viet Nam, Vietnam
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Hoa Lo, aka The Hanoi Hilton: an Abbreviated Tour
Most Americans like to refer to it as the Hanoi Hilton, but Hoa Lo Prison’s notorious history dates back well before the American War killed 3 million Vietnamese and claimed the lives of more than...
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How much would you pay this gentleman to snap a pic of him atop his...
He asked for 10,000 VND, roughly 0.51 USD/0.37 EUR. A bargain not worth bargaining over. Patiently waiting in the shade near the entrance to the Dihn Tien Hoang Temple at Hoa Lu, Vietnam’s first...
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