Lunar New Year

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Another day spent walking around Hanoi. It was Lunar New Year’s Eve and everyone was out getting their family pictures taken while wearing as much red as possible. We didn’t do a whole lot other than go to a water puppet show in the afternoon. We did our best to … Read More

Hanoi Walks

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We spent a couple more days wandering around Hanoi with no real itinerary. It’s a great place to walk out your door and just keep choosing left, right, or straight. A friendly smile and a wave. If we received any reaction at all to a camera being pointed in someone’s … Read More

Around Hanoi

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Hanoi is a very walkable city. I could wander out the door here every day, choose a different direction, and sit down to eat and rest just about anywhere along the way. But if you want to get somewhere quick… the mototaxi helmets are clearly not designed for a giant’s … Read More

Vietnam

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We were out the door early to catch a flight to the next stop on our boat maintenance getaway. With bottom painting and polishing supposedly getting done back in Malaysia, we were taking off from Thailand for a visit to Vietnam. The day started off well enough. We boarded our … Read More