Soon after learning about this traditional art special to Vietnam- I put it on my must-do list for the country. We decided upon visiting the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater in Hanoi, which was an excellent choice. Thang Long Water Puppet Theater We knew we would have multiple opportunities to catch a water puppet show …
If you are vegetarian, or even if you’re not, you should try to make it to Bo de Quan if you visit Hanoi. It is a fairly new restaurant, only around since 2014 and in its current location since 2015, but I think it will be around for a while. If you would like to …
WannaWaffle – it actually is one word – is a restaurant located near tourist activities such as the Water Puppet Theater and Hoan Kiem Lake. While employees occasionally stand outside to encourage you to eat there, you may still miss the place – or if you are like us, you may avoid it because of …
I just covered the bakery in Cat Ba, so I decided it was time to write about the sweets and bakeries in Hanoi as well. One of the few things I had read about Vietnam before going there (a travel decision made less than a week in advance) was the abundance of bakeries. Thus I …
This is Hanoi in pictures. We were in Hanoi in February and March of 2016 just as the cold weather was beginning to subside. Unfortunately, some of my film didn’t develop properly – could have been old film, or a poor developer, but it is what it is. I kinda like the look it creates …
Travel to Cat Ba Island can be a little daunting at first if you don’t know what you’re doing. There are no real direct ways to get to the island – no planes, no bridges, no trains. You’re going to have to take a ferry. What’s more, you need to take the ferry from Hai Phong which …