A fantastic itinerary of 3 days minimum (I did it in 4)....
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French. MBA. Marketing consultant and expert French-English translator. Worldwide traveller for 40 years. Lived in West Africa, New York (30 years), Bangkok (7 years – I did not like) and now Hanoi. Favorite countries by far (and alphabetic order): France, Italy, Morocco, Vietnam. Love good movies, music (jazz, blues, flamenco), reading, good food and wines. Historian (wrote a book on the history of Eastern Civilizations).Recent activity
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posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Hanoi-Sapa par Ngia Lo et Mu Cang Chai in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called need the advises for snack village in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I guess you are talking about the snake village; The purpose of going there for the people taking you is to drop you in a restaurant which...
about 21 hours ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Hanoi-Sapa par Ngia Lo et Mu Cang Chai in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
A fantastic itinerary of 3 days minimum (I did it in 4)....
about 21 hours ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Just how HOT is Saigon (and Vietnam)? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I am sorry to disagree ; I lived in the USA for 35 years (New York) and know Florida well . I really do not see any difference between the...
7 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 1 month with a 1 year old in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
What is the question ? About traveling with a one-month old (the answer is "No problem") or where to go (in which case your sort of...
7 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Air quality in Hanoi in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
For a lot of reasons, the air quality in Hanoi is far superior to a lot of big cities I know, Bangkok in particular where it is disgusting....
7 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Thailand to Vietnam - What would be the best way? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Check Vietnam Airlines also. Sometimes, it is cheaper than Air Asia
7 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hanoi in December- too cold for Halong Bay cruise? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
You know a place where the sea is cleaned ???? Well, anyway, if you want a clean sea in Halong, don't go on the beaten "tracks" of the...
7 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 2 Weeks in Vietnam in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Hoi an, Nha Trang, Dalat, HCMC, Mekong Delta, Phu Quoc island, Hanoi, Halong Bay and Sapa....
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Any Ideas? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
The problem with the answer is that, unless it has changed, you can enter only by plane, so it is Thailande-Flight Bangkok-Yangoon...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 2 Weeks in Vietnam...with kids! Itinerary advice please :-) in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Well, if you want beaches, the North is out, which is a great pity because, between Halong Bay and the mountains all alongside the Chinese...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Best time (climate) to travel HCMC - Hanoi by bicycle? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Voilà !...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called The Great & The Not So Great Burgers in Phnom Penh in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Herbie 47 cannot be more right : (Who wants to eat that rubbish anyway? ), and greasy hamburgers for kids is, well, you know what I mean...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Train tickets in Ninh Binh: English? Passports? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
You absolutely do not have to show your passport to buy bus and train tickets anywhere in Vietnam. Nobody speaks English in the NB train...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Visiting Hoa Lu and Trang An in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Since I live in Hanoi and I gone to Tam Coc 28 (twenty-eight) times already (I love it !) I can answer you :...
about 1 month ago
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