Greetings from Sunshine 3 Hotel, Hanoi. I touched down this evening at about 9.00pm and Hanoi turned out to be unexpectedly challenging.
First challenge was trying not to get ripped off by the airport taxis. The guy in charge quoted a fare for my destination, but once I’ve boarded and tried to reconfirm with the driver, [...]

I thought I could beat the sunrise, but I was greeted by a bright, cloudy and someone hazy morning in Hanoi. I checked out of my hotel and boarded a taxi to the bus terminal where the bus to Lang Son departed. The obviously underaged driver was unsure, but he agreed to take me for [...]

I’m surprised not many people have even heard of it, but Detain Waterfall has to be the most beautiful waterfall I’ve ever seen. Situated in Guangxi Province, right at the border with Vietnam, it is 200m wide and has a drop of over 70 metres. Though winter is a time when the water volume is [...]

This was my last day in Vietnam. I checked out of the hotel before breakfast and left my backpack with them. My flight was 8.30 that evening. Still gripped by taxiphobia, I decided to take a walk from Ma May to the famous, must-see Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

First, a brief intro:
In his will, Ho [...]

I’ll be leaving for Hanoi on the 11th of February 2010 for a very short Chinese New Year holiday. I’ll be heading for Guangxi and then I’ll be returning to Hanoi to fly back to Singapore on 19th February.
Given the limited time, I need to be very selective with where I’ll go and what I’ll [...]