Our carriage seemed to have been designated as the creche carriage. Kids with mothers who do let their children do anything they want really. One noticeable thing about the Vietnamese culture is their complete lack of appreciation of volume. They don’t talk they shout most of the time. This makes things hard to bear, not …
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Our friends of Hanoi
As we were due to arrive in Hanoi late and the likelihood of hostels being closed for the night, we pre-booked using Hostelbookers, which is far easier to use than Hostelworld (yes, we have used both a few times). Our A/C, luxury taxi took us to the door, where we were greeted well, but with …
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Hong Kong Food Marathon
After a good flight with Cathy Pacific, one of the best we have had on our journey, where Iberia is worse than bottom of the list. En route we cruised at 35,000 ft as dawn was breaking in the east as we passed over Malasia. A tropical storm was flashing non-stop as we passed massive …
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