Train Street — Hanoi
Train Street in Hanoi is a very popular tourist destination particularly with the Instagram and TikTok content creators.. Cafes set up tables along the tracks where the train comes by just a meter or two…
Landmark Building – Saigon
Saigon has a new skyscraper to guide you around the city. Appropriately named Landmark it cast an imposing figure no matter where you are in the city. Along with Bitexco it is a great reference…
Duong Lam Ancient Village
Duong Lam Ancient Village is only about 45km outside of Hanoi proper but feels a world away. A well preserved village with lovely architecture and very hospitable locals. A great place for street photography. Check…
Temple of Literature — Hanoi
The temple of Literature dates back to 1076 when it was Vietnams first university or Imperial Academy. Lovely grounds and architecture with lots of quiet corners and street style photography opportunities. You will often see…
Opera House — Hanoi
The Hanoi Opera House is a beautiful example of French architecture. It was modeled after the Palais Garnier in Paris and built during the French Colonial occupation of Vietnam starting in 1901.
Quanh Thanh Temple — Hanoi
In the heart of West Lake in Hanoi there is a well known lovely temple on an Island. Quanh Thanh Temple cast amazing reflections in the lake and a great source of photographs around sunrise…
Black Hmong of Mu Cang Chai
The Black Hmong ethnic group are the majority population in the Mu Cang Chai terraced rice field areas of Yen bai province. In addition to creating these magnificent mountains of rice they are well known…
Honda XR-150L — Pros and Cons
The Honda XR-150 is my ride of choice for trips in Vietnam. It’s an old school, low tech design with no modern technology. You don’t want to get into deep mud or super-steep trails with…
Weather in Vietnam
Vietnam is a long country covering over 1600 km from south to north. There are complex weather patterns. When it is nice in the south it may be typhoon season or cold in the central…
Lunar Calendar
Vietnam, like China, uses a Lunar Calendar for traditional festivals and other cultural events. Lunar dates are based on a start of the first moon of a year so unlike our standard Gregorian calendar New…