Every source we read said “take the train- it’s an adventure”. The logic seemed sound – while the “flight” is only 1 hour from Hanoi to Da Nang (in Central Vietnam), by the time you go to the airport 2…
Foodie Update: Couldn’t quite get out of Hanoi without one more food update
Bun Cha! Take some fresh herbs, bean sprouts, noodles, mix it into the broth. As common as Pho, with lots of different variations. Unbelievably tasty! She is grilling the pork and beef meat balls for the Bun Cha English…
Street life in Hanoi
Leaving Hanoi after two weeks of walking the streets (mostly the Old Quarter), devouring the mind boggling array of unique street foods and enjoying massages every other day, we are ready to move on. There is plenty more to be…
Yoga in Hanoi, Viet Nam
We do yoga and look for yoga centers in whatever city we find ourselves in. Hanoi, Vietnam Vinales, Cuba Cali, Colombia In Hanoi, it took a bit of exploration to find the perfect yoga center. Our first try was scary. …
First visit to a bamboo factory in Viet Nam.
In Hanoi many of the streets are arranged according to industry/products. There is the hardware street, the bedding street, the coffee street, the Chinese medicine street, silk street, hair salons and there is also the bamboo street. Bamboo poles, bamboo…
Foodie update ~ Sea snails, Superfoods, and Sweets, Viet Nam
Sea snails Just one of the more intriguing street side vendors… cooked on the street corner with lemon grass and spring onions and served with a spicy chili sauce. Utensil used for spearing the snail and extraction, are small metal…
Limestone cliffs and rice paddies … beauty all around ~ Tam Coc Garden Hotel
We take the 9 a.m. train out of Hanoi, towards Ninh Binh in the countryside. The train is pretty easy. We are the only non Vietnamese (falang = gringo in Latin America), and squeeze into our seats with the rest…
First Vietnamese connections
Building a new life is a multi-dimensional process. One selects a place, a region, a city or a neighborhood. Then one starts making human connections. Some are transient, others are lasting. One never knows. Here are early connections that already…