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In Hanoi, there are some eating places you go to because of the decor and others that you go to despite the decor. Cha Ca La Vong is one of the latter kind.
The place is any decorator’s nightmare with its neon lights, green walls and wobbly tables and chairs.
But – oh – the food! [...]
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A few days ago, I discussed with a German and an American friend what our preconceptions of Vietnam had been before we first came here. What did we expect to find here? What did we think the country would be like?
And, more important still, what was the biggest surprise for us when we arrived [...]
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I’m a vegetarian. I don’t eat meat. And though I don’t like the smell of raw meat at butcher shops, it usually doesn’t bother me very much.
But when I looked around an open-air market in Hanoi today, I did get slightly nauseous in one corner of the market. I came across something that I [...]
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May and June are beautiful months in Hanoi. Because that’s the season the Flame trees are in full bloom.
It’s not hard to guess where they got their name: this time of year, the orange or bright red blossoms make their treetops look like they’re on fire.
You can find Flame trees throughout the city of [...]
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One of the great things about being in Hanoi is the food. It’s amazing. So many great restaurants!
The Indochine at 16 Nam Ngu Street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district is one of the favourites among expats and tourists.
It’s tucked away in a little alley and if you don’t know where to look, you’re [...]
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In Hanoi, motorbikes are by far the most popular means of transportation. There are millions of them on the streets of the city. And with the number of motorbikes steadily increasing in recent years, the numbers of traffic accidents, injuries and deaths also rose dramatically.
That’s why the Vietnamese Government made wearing motorcycle helmets mandatory at [...]
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