Category: Vietnam
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We spent our last two days in Vietnam wandering around Hanoi, the capital city. Our hotel was located about a mile from the Old Quarter, which, as the name suggests, is where the original city was located. We spent most of Saturday on a tour with Dang around the city. In contrast to the south,…
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On Thursday, we flew to Hanoi and drove to Hแบก Long. While we were on the bus (it was almost a 4-hour drive from Hanoi to Hแบก Long), Dang started telling us about the attitude toward Americans in the north. He told us a story about a tour group he had last year that included…
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As I sat on a bicycle and was towed up a hill in the Huรฉ countryside by a Vietnamese woman on a moped, it occurred to me that even if we had just been scammed out of $12, this experience was probably worth it. We started the morning with a quiet walk to the Citadel.…
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On Monday morning, 17 of us (a much more manageable number) took a boat ride on the Thu Bแปn River to the Kim Bแปng traditional carpentry village. It was lovely and cool with a nice breeze. Along the way, we learned a little more about Dang and he taught us about traditional ways of life…
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On Sunday morning, I spent sunrise walking along the Saigon River. This was a brilliant idea I had at 5 in the morning when I couldnโt go back to sleep. It was slightly less hot and humid, and there was less traffic, which helped with crossing the busy streets to get to the dock. The…
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When we told people that we were vacationing in Vietnam, we inevitably got one of two answers: an excited โwow, thatโs awesome!โ Or a confused and slightly alarmed โwhy?โ The probability of getting each answer had a generational skew; people who had solid memories of the Vietnam war were much more likely to question our…
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When we told people that we were vacationing in Vietnam, we inevitably got one of two answers: an excited โwow, thatโs awesome!โ Or a confused and slightly alarmed โwhy?โ The probability of getting each answer had a generational skew; people who had solid memories of the Vietnam war were much more likely to question our…