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10 Days in Hanoi – Final Notes

Posted on 21 Jun 20232 Jan 2024   by CY

This was our first trip to Vietnam, and we count our blessings that the our ten day vacation there was largely accident and incident free. None of us got food poisoning – vs when I came down with that in

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10 Days in Hanoi – Equipment Comments

Posted on 21 Jun 2023   by CY

The first of the last two posts in this series covering our ten day trip in Hanoi: about the image and video capturing experience of the trip. Our last trip to Japan in December last year saw me bringing a

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Drone Videography

Posted on 19 Jun 202321 Jun 2023   by CY

This was the first time I’ve flown a drone overseas, so, well, lots of anxiety! But the experience turned out to be pretty good, due in large part to the mostly good weather we had, and also the sheer performance

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10 Days in Hanoi – Itinerary Retrospection

Posted on 18 Jun 2023   by CY

All things considered and comparing with our itineraries to other places, e.g. Japan and Taiwan, we kept our itinerary for our 10D9N in Hanoi comparatively light. This was largely because we were uncertain of our ability to safely navigate Hanoi

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San Grand Hotel

Posted on 18 Jun 202325 Jan 2024   by CY

The hotel we stayed at during our 10 day vacation in Hanoi was San Grand Hotel, and would had been the longest stay yet for our family vacations… were it not for the fact that of the nine nights in

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Day 10 @ Hanoi – Dining

Posted on 18 Jun 202318 Jun 2023   by CY

Our flight today on Day 10 is only departing at 6PM. But while there’s plenty of time from now till then, we decided to keep it really easy and just enjoy the hotel rooms on this last day, and check

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Day 09 @ Hanoi – Rural Hanoi Vintage Minsk Motorbike Tour

Posted on 17 Jun 202318 Jun 2023   by CY

We had an additional full day after our 2D1N in Ninh Binh. Our initial planning had already filled up most of our itinerary: we had our food tour, walking tour, a cruise around Halong Bay, and a Ninh Binh excursion.

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Day 08 @ Ninh Binh – Hang Mua – Bich Dong Pagoda – Phat Diem Cathedral

Posted on 17 Jun 202318 Jun 2023   by CY

This is the second of two parts covering our 2D1N in Ninh Binh as organised by Hanoi Tours Expert. Our initial itinerary before arriving into Hanoi for the second day in Ninh Binh was to do casual cycling to reach

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Day 07 @ Ninh Binh – Van Long Natural Reserve – Hoa Lu Ancient Capital – Trang An

Posted on 17 Jun 202318 Jun 2023   by CY

The fourth of five day tour excursions we included in our itinerary was a 2D1N trip to Ninh Binh, a city about 90km south of Hanoi, and famous for its limestone Karst scenery. To begin, one big question that’s asked

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Days 04 to 06 @ Hanoi – Halong Bay with Mon Cherie Cruises

Posted on 17 Jun 202318 Jun 2023   by CY

It’s Day 09 today, and I have a pretty big backlog of posts to write! Here’s a commentary about the cruise company we opted to go for at Halong Bay: Our cruise was Mon Cherie Cruises and a 3D2N. We

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Days 04 to 06 @ Hanoi – Halong Bay – A Review

Posted on 15 Jun 202318 Jun 2023   by CY

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

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Days 04 to 06 @ Hanoi – Halong Bay – Pictures

Posted on 14 Jun 202317 Jun 2023   by CY

Days 4 to 6 of our vacation in Hanoi was 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

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