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Hoan Kiem meer in Hanoi

Ontdek Hanoi! - Deel 1/3: Populaire bezienswaardigheden

door Sidney van Meenen • 30 maart 2020
De beste manieren om je te verplaatsen in Hanoi Er is nooit genoeg tijd om deze duizend jaar oude stad te ontdekken, daarom kan slim vervoer de reistijd verkorten en uw plezier vergroten. Het bespaart u urenlang vast komen te zitten in het verkeer, of geeft u zelfs een fijne tijd om op uw gemak door de stad te reizen tijdens uw beperkte verblijf

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Tay Ho - Hanoi’s (other) lake of myths and legends

Tay Ho - Hanoi’s (other) lake of myths and legends

door Sidney van Meenen • 26 maart 2020
So much about your experience in Hanoi depends on where you decide to explore the city from. Don’t get us wrong, the Old Quarter is definitely a must-see when visiting this beautiful city, but it’s rather difficult to escape the chaotic beauty when you’ve booked a 4-night stay in said same chaotic beauty. That’s why more and more travellers are forsaking Hoan Kiem lake for it’s bigger, but lesser-known brother – Tay Ho. And at Friends Travel Vietnam we are always looking to enrich people’s journey through Vietnam. That’s why we’ve gathered some of Tay Ho’s legends and myths for your reading pleasure – you know, just to give you something to think about while you’re watching a majestic Tay Ho sunset!
Hanoi market lady selling fruit

What’s the point of a street food tour, anyway?

door Jakus Eloff • 26 maart 2020
A while back I was sat at one of my favourite Bia Hoi (If you want to know more about the glorious institution that is a Bia Hoi, check out our “What is a Bia Hoi, exactly?” blog post) having a few beers with some of my friends. This weekly meeting has become somewhat of an unintended tradition, due to the fact that this particular Bia Hoi is on the way to each of our respective homes. So it almost always happens that one of us stops for some quick refreshment on their way home after a long day’s work. The next punter on his/her way home would then see one of our merry little crew already having a beer and join them. This process will repeat itself until we are a party about ten or fifteen souls strong. What happens next is inevitable, given the constant flow of beers and good company – someone will order some food. This will create a chain reaction during which we all suddenly realize that we are a bit peckish, with our bellies now sufficiently lined by the light and refreshing Vietnamese lagers.
Vintage Vespa in Hanoi

A Pedestrian's hands on guide to Hanoi's Traffic

door Sidney van Meenen • 26 maart 2020
There are certain things that stand out when one visits a foreign country. For brevity’s sake, let’s call them destination idiosyncrasies. These idiosyncrasies may contribute either positively or negatively on one’s travels in a foreign country. To avoid leaving a destination with a load of negative emotions a traveller needs to accept one cardinal rule: “Foreign countries are full of foreigners…” That is to say that people tend to do things differently in different cultures. Differently does not mean right or wrong, it just means different. This seems obvious, but when one scours the TripAdvisor and google reviews of certain travellers, the only thing that is really obvious is that this feature of travelling to strange and different lands needs to be explained at length to some people.
Vietnamese man bicycle in Hanoi Long Bien countryside

Vietnam - A General Introduction

door Sidney van Meenen • 26 maart 2020
Well, you are in for one heck of an experience, and I say this after a visit to Vietnam changed my life. Two years after that initial visit I came back, this time without immediately booking my flight back. Since then I’ve been living in this wonderful, crazy, beautiful country and I haven’t looked back once. However, Vietnam may be a little overwhelming for the first time traveller, even if they’ve visited other South-East asian countries. That’s why I felt it necessary to compose this blogpost, as a general introduction to this country. In subsequent blog posts we’ll be taking a deeper look at the specific regions, customs and cuisine.
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