Category: vietnam

Hoi An, Vietnam (and about Slow Travel)

July 30, 2016 Comments Off

It’s impossible to ignore Hoi An’s appeal. Small bridges run across Thu Bon River, which meanders through town, bordered by semi-distressed, romantic French colonial buildings. The town’s signature lanterns twinkle at night.

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Hanoi, Part 2 (and a peek at Hulong Bay)

June 17, 2016 Comments Off
Before the onslaught. Vietnam’s iconic foot stools set up for supper in the old quarter. A few minutes later, we were sitting on two, wolfing down pressed bahn mi (sandwiches), crispy on the outside, filled with pork, pickled vegetables and hot sauce. Scooters, cars and bike-taxis, peddlng tourists, all constant motion, whirred past as as we ate. (For a sense of the city and more, see Hanoi, Part I. For a few Hulong Bay pictures, scroll to the bottom.)
Before the onslaught. Vietnam’s iconic foot stools set up for supper in the old quarter. A few minutes later, we were sitting on two, wolfing down pressed bahn mi (sandwiches), crispy on the outside, filled with pork, pickled vegetables and hot sauce. Scooters, cars and bike-taxis, peddlng tourists, all constant motion, whirred past as as we ate. (For a sense of the city and more, see Hanoi, Part I. For Hulong Bay pictures, scroll down to the bottom.)

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