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Category: Vietnam

TransIndus – Exceptional service that will exceed your expectations!

CambodiafiftyfourandcountingDecember 9, 2016

We first used TransIndus in October 2008 and that was a holiday of a lifetime! .. so when it came to organising a long awaited trip to the South East Asia, TransIndus was a first choice. My entire trip was personally handled by Chinmay. To travel to a distant unfamiliar land can be daunting. The…

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Asia vs the West

As the final hours in Hong Kong come to an end, this is a great time to reflect on what we’ve…
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To be a Vegetarian in Vietnam

Vietnamese people are generally slim with very clear skin complexions in the young and weathered faces in the older generation. Not…
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Funny how you bump into people

Behind our Sampan we pulled a bamboo covered rowing boat suitable for tributaries, so we took a trip along one. This…
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Mekong, Tai and an Elephants Ear fish

Our guide for the Mekong Delta is Tai a very happy local that speaks reasonable English. Before boarding our Sampan we…
TravelfiftyfourandcountingNovember 26, 2016

Spaghetti Junction Vietnamese style

A common site in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, and other cities in Vietnam is their external wiring systems by the utility…
Ho Chi Minh CityfiftyfourandcountingNovember 25, 2016

Ho Chi Minh, a city like New York, Paris and London.

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, five million inhabitants in the city and two million on the outskirts. It’s a crazy…
Hoi AnfiftyfourandcountingNovember 24, 2016

The Vietnamese secret drivers code and my fan base!

There are no rules when it comes to driving on the Vietnam roads. New lane departure warning systems would be in…
Hoi AnfiftyfourandcountingNovember 23, 2016

Hoi An, it’s people and silk worms

Welcomed by Tien our guide with her infectious personality and smile, the journey from Danang was around 40 mins to our…
AirlinesfiftyfourandcountingNovember 22, 2016

Vietnam Airlines – safety first!

We were given great seats on our 1 hour flight VN 185 from Hanoi to Dnang (airport for Hoi An). They…
Halong BayfiftyfourandcountingNovember 22, 2016

Naturally cultured pearls on our way to Hanoi Airport

Well according to the pearl factory where we stopped, a natural one is when a grain of sand enters the oyster…
HanoififtyfourandcountingNovember 22, 2016

Clean toilet, no paper and a shower hose!

Ok so this is an image of a clean toilet, complete with loo paper on the right and a hose on…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingNovember 22, 2016

Tai Chi from the East meets beech from the West

The morning started with Tai Chi on deck at around 7-45am Tai Chi is a very calm and controlled balance. Our…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingNovember 22, 2016

Halong Bay – The 7th natural wonder of the world, a hammer and a torch

To get from Hanoi to Halong Bay for an overnight cruise requires an early departure around 7am. Mondays traffic was madness…
HanoififtyfourandcountingNovember 21, 2016

Good Bye Hanoi 

As we leave Hanoi for the final time we head East to Halong Bay. Hanoi certainly leaves a memorable impression on…

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