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IT ISCOMPLETED IN2017.
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international
trip journal
HANOI
HOCHIMINHCITY
AdaDizon
Angeles
Tax lawyer/organic farmer
AdrienneValdez
Metals&miningnews
writer
“HoChiMinhCity isa
lessonon fusingmodern
wayswithhistory.But
really, I’mwilling tofly
backanytime just for the
generousbowlsof
pho.
”
“Apart frombeing thegateway
tonorthernVietnam,Hanoi
isabackpacker’shaven for its
cheapaccommodations, good
foodand interestingplaces.
Look forhostels thatoffer free
walking tours!”
HoaTucRestaurant (74/7Hai Ba
Trung,District 1) is aquiet respite from
thebusy streets. Try their fried rice in
lotus leaf and soft-shell crabs ingreen rice
batterwithpassionfruit sauce.
Visit
CuChi tunnels and theWarRemnants
Museum to seehow theVietnamese
remember the sacrificesmade tobuild
their nation.
Doa lot ofwalking— it’s
thebestway toexplorea city that has art
shops and cafés onalmost every street.
Aside fromawesomepastries,Hanoi
SocialClub servesdeliciousVietnamese
andEuropean foods andhosts interesting
night events, too.Checkout street stalls
wherevendors offer
pho
(noodle soup),
beer and skewers combos.
Watchout
for the fabled turtles atHoanKiemLake,
anddon’tmiss visiting theOldQuarter.
Some taxi drivers are known toovercharge,
sohail official taxis, likeMai Linh, whenever
possible.
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