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First glimpse of Hanoi, Vietnam

Yein Jee — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:06:13 +0000

My first visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, in July 2008… first impression? Chaotic.

Took a cab from Noi Bai Airport to my hotel in Hoan Kiem District… the traffic was quite disorganised by modern standard; rules were almost non-existent, as if whoever had the loudest horns ruled the streets.

Plenty of cars, plenty of motorbikes and plenty of bicycles… Hanoi was definitely a happening city in traffic sense. A bit too chaotic for me to begin with, but I think I got used to it at the end of the trip.

Sharing a few photos taken during the taxi ride; pictures might speak a thousand words, but these pics couldn’t really reflect the noise and buzz of Hanoi…

Moments of tranquillity… rice fields are plentiful in city outskirt

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Back from Hanoi

Yein Jee — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:56:49 +0000

Arrived at Kuala Lumpur at around 2pm on Wednesday (July 23) after a six-day vacation in Vietnam. Took the below picture last Friday, my first day of the trip when the plane was approaching Hanoi…

The cloudy-mountainous view mesmerised me… I think I might have fallen in love with Vietnam before setting foot on the Vietnamese soil. The ‘honeymoon’ didn’t last long though, when serenity turned into chaos as I started exploring the ground.

Plenty of stories and photos to share; check out the summary here.

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Taiwan visit 2008 – random photos (1)

Yein Jee — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:15:59 +0000

Some random photos from my Taiwan visit in April/May 2008…

The plane I was boarding from Kuala Lumpur to Taipei

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