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HANOI, VIETNAM – After a stimulating morning at the Museum of Ethnology and a “quick stop” at the gigantic VinMart supermarket that turned into an epic hour-plus meander over the entire store, we were finally back on the street, and more than ready to find something to eat.
Continue reading “What’s for lunch? I have no idea, but we’ll take two…”
HANOI, VIETNAM – Back by popular demand (well, mainly because my beer distributor son in Seattle asked me to write some more), here is another report on my global quest for good beer.
Continue reading “Quest for beer – Hanoi edition”
HANOI, VIETNAM – Several years ago, Melanie and I decided that when we retired, we would sell our house and all our belongings and then travel the world.
The first step was pretty easy. We stopped buying anything we didn’t really need.
Continue reading “Who knew getting rid of all our stuff could be so complicated?”
HANOI, VIETNAM – For most of the three-and-a-half weeks we’ve been in Hanoi it’s been around 70 degrees during the day (except for a brief cold spell, and a few days that were near 80) — a far cry from the chilly weather we experienced just before we left the Pacific Northwest.
Skipping winter from now on was one of my main desires when we were looking for a place to stay for a while. That and easy access to a market where we could buy fresh food.
So far we’re winning on both counts.
Continue reading “Southeast Asia – Come for the weather, stay for the fruit”
HANOI, VIETNAM – We are not getting paid for this plug and that is just fine. This hotel in the heart of Hanoi’s Old Town was a really great place to stay – great breakfast, great helpful staff, great location, and all around good safe choice. We stayed here for 9 days so we got a good feel for everything about the place.
Continue reading “Hanoi Old Town Hotel – A great place to stay!”