Category: Hanoi 2016

Following our, late start, theory Mark and I headed out for our (Pho picture above) breakfast at approaching 10am and by the time we’d eaten …

In our apartment on the 18th floor of a massive tower block in a busy part of Hanoi it is quite peaceful except for the …

We had decided on a quieter day yesterday, and did not get away until around 11am, taking a taxi to the southern shore of Ho …

I headed out on my own today, I think cultural tourism appeals less to Mark than it does to me, so I got a taxi …

Yesterday started with another noodle soup. Pho is pretty much the national dish here in Vietnam and is a thin soup with flat rice noodles …

Us old fellas need to pace ourselves so it took us a fair while to struggle out onto the street this morning. For breakfast I …

Today my son Mark and I have spent our time around central Hanoi, a frantic cacophony of horns, motorcycles, cars and people. I’ve almost managed …