I scoured the Internet for a definitive answer to this trip but it wasn’t clear. Here’s how I did it and a few tips. I bought an all in one ticket that went from Luong Yen bus station (not My…
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Day 18: embalmed Communist leaders in Hanoi
A walk around Hanoi – some housing en route to Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum where the queue was crazy long. Who knew that being an embalmed dictator would be more popular than most rock bands?! Unfortunately I couldn’t get a…
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Day 17: Culture in Hanoi
This temple was damaged in a siege by the French. The cannonballs had taken chunks out of the left side Ho chi minh’s mausoleum (to be explored another day) One legged stilt house Ho chi minh’s museum (expensive but very…
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Day 16: a walk around Hanoi
Walking around Hanoi today. Unfortunately my hat has reached the end of its life. Sad to see it go Jade island, a favourite place in Hanoi And a little temple in the lake Hoa Lo prison (aka the Hanoi Hilton). …
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Day 15: Vientiane to Hanoi
Last day in Vientiane having a coffee whilst waiting for the taxi. A local walked past carrying fruit in bamboo baskets and pole Then a plane from Vientiane to Hanoi. The big difference was the volume of scooters and rickshaws.…