Curiosities - Vietnam: Coffee

Curiosities – Vietnam: Coffee

I may have mentioned in a previous post that Vietnam is the second biggest exporter of rice in the world. Second only to rice in…

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Impressions of Hoi An - Vietnam

Impressions of Hoi An – Vietnam

If Hanoi was about seeing Ha Long Bay, and Hue was about seeing tombs and museums, our stay in Hoi An was about soaking up…

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Night Train to Hue

Night Train to Hue

We left Hanoi for Hue only shortly after arriving back from Ha Long Bay. We had been advised to get some take-away dinner in Hanoi before…

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Curiosities - Vietnam: Street Food

Curiosities – Vietnam: Street Food

Street food is big in Vietnam. By street food, I mean food that’s consumed in the street and also prepared in the street. People will…

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Impressions of Hanoi

Impressions of Hanoi

After the serenity of Ha Long Bay, we arrived back in Hanoi. The tour that I’m on only provided for an afternoon to look around…

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Ha Long Bay - Vietnam

Ha Long Bay – Vietnam

I’m in Vietnam, having landed in Hanoi a few days ago. I’m also part of a pretty well-organised tour. What’s nice about going on an…

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Curiosities - Hong Kong: Bamboo Scaffolding

Curiosities – Hong Kong: Bamboo Scaffolding

When I was studying karate, my instructor remarked that one of the toughest people to go up against is a scaffolder. They’re immensely strong. Imagine…

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Hong Kong in 48 hours

Hong Kong in 48 hours

Hong Kong has been my stop-over on the way to Hanoi, as well as being a place I’d heard a lot about (good and bad),…

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Curiosities - Japan: Toilets

Curiosities – Japan: Toilets

Before coming to Japan, I’d heard about the elaborate toilets here, although I hadn’t read the extensive wikipedia article about them. This is the loo…

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Dinner in Kyoto

Dinner in Kyoto

After arriving in Kyoto by Bullet Train, I checked into this nice ryokan near the station and promptly fell asleep for a couple of hours. Well –…

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