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December 15, 2015 | Categories: Cityscape, Photography, Travel, Vietnam | Tags: Hoi An, reflections, water | 1 Comment
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It was a hot day and the air heavy. Not a day for doing much.
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December 14, 2015 | Categories: Cityscape, Photography, Travel, Vietnam | Tags: boats, Hoi An, hot weather, water | 1 Comment

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November 17, 2014 | Categories: Italy, landscape, Nature, Photography, Travel, Vietnam | Tags: autumn, autumn colours, cypresses, landscape, trees, Tuscany | 2 Comments
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Keeping out of the sun and heat is no fun at all.
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May 12, 2014 | Categories: Architecture, Cityscape, Travel, Vietnam | Tags: heat, Hoi An, shutters, sun | Leave a comment
In the streets mainly. But sometimes they’re in the streets after a day’s work.



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March 30, 2012 | Categories: Travel, Vietnam | Leave a comment



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March 28, 2012 | Categories: Travel, Vietnam | Leave a comment
Building sites, roadworks, market stalls, rice paddies: women were everywhere, working from early morning till late. Along the hiking trails in Northern Vietnam too, I saw far more women than men, and learned that they walk dozens of kilometres daily in the hope of selling some of their handmade goods.






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March 28, 2012 | Categories: Travel, Vietnam | 1 Comment


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March 25, 2012 | Categories: Travel, Vietnam | Leave a comment
First night in Mai Chau, spent in a wooden stilt house. Beautiful and rustic but bloomin freezing! Rice wine helps you sleep though! Washing involved a bit of keep fit. Nice tea cosy: a hollowed-out coconut.



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March 14, 2012 | Categories: Travel, Vietnam | Leave a comment
In the Yen Mo district. Was it just my impression or is most of the sheer physical labour and commerce in Vietnam done by the women?
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March 14, 2012 | Categories: Travel, Vietnam | Leave a comment
In the Yen Mo district of Ninh Binh



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March 10, 2012 | Categories: Travel, Vietnam | Tags: ancestor worship | Leave a comment
Ha Long Bay is made up of countless limestone islets, some of which are huge. According to legend, these islets were formed when the gods sent dragons to help Vietnam to defend itself against attacks. These dragons spat out jade and jewels which then turned into the numerous rocky formations around the bay, preventing potential invaders from gaining ground.
Even when the sky was overcast or a dull dark grey, the bright jade hue of the water was astonishing. But the tourist debris and visible environmental pollution were a real disappointment. 


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March 6, 2012 | Categories: Travel, Vietnam | Tags: Ha Long Bay | Leave a comment
The guide books tell you that Hanoi’s hotel staff pester you to buy their tours. Not true of the peaceful place where I stayed, just a couple of streets south of Hoan Kiem Lake. All I saw and heard were smiles and greetings in Vietnamese, with a word or two of French and English here and there – enough to pay the bill and work out that the wifi connection was an off-on affair.

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March 3, 2012 | Categories: Travel, Vietnam | Tags: hotel | Comments Off on Hassle-free hotel