Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
One of the biggest highlights of any visit to Hanoi is Halong Bay, the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The famous site has thousands of limestone formations and isles, and is easily one of the most popular and unique attractions in
Days 4 to 6 of our vacation in Hanoi were on a cruise to Halong Bay. The pictures were taken on a variety of devices, including the S23 Ultra, Sony A6600, and the DJI Mini Pro 3 for the pictures
Another must-do activity in Hanoi is the food tour, where you’d get brought around the Old Quarter and possibly also other neighboring districts in Hanoi to sample local street food. There are just a few variations to this activity: whether
Prior to our arrival in Hanoi, we’d been discussing the itinerary with Hanoi Private Free Tours, and one place I was particularly interested in is Train Street. This famous, if not especially long, stretch of about 100 meters features an
Our next stop was St. Joseph’s Cathedral, one of the landmark sites in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. This church is neo-Gothic in style, and is a working church that has masses on weekdays and services on weekends. The church was built
One of the popular things to do when in Hanoi is to engage locals to bring you on tours by foot to explore the Old Quarter. There are many such possibilities around and listed on travel sites like Klook. From
There is a very large number of small hotels located in the Old Quarter. The one we’re staying at – San Grand Hotel – also just so happens to be very near Hoan Kiem Lake, a freshwater lake that is
I was sharing with our ang mo bud Matt that itinerary preparation-wise, we’d been pretty chill, relatively, when compared to the large amount of planning for last December’s Japan trip, for this 10-day trip to Hanoi. It’s probably in equal
The DJI Mini 3 Pro is considered to the top-dog and top of range of DJI’s current line of under 250g drones. The pricing certainly matches that level of ‘professional’ features: the cost of the drone bundled with my chosen
My interest in drones is less about flying small unmanned vehicles and more about aerial photography and videography. The latter simply affords a perspective of things around you that you cannot get normally. My first foray into drones though ended
We were initially planning for a nine-day trip to Hanoi, and had prepared an itinerary for that and did a soft booking for our stay at Lucien Hotel in early February. However, the trip length was extended to ten days
A new year, and again lots of exploration to see where to go to over the two long school vacation breaks in June and December. We were reasonably set to re-visit Japan at the end of this 2023 year, but
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