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Vietnam trip ’15

How much did my past trips cost?

Print This Post April 10, 2016 by Sauvik Biswas 1 Comment

A lot of my friends and some colleagues have asked me how much my past trips cost. I do not have data from my North-East trip. Back then, I was piggybacking on Nandi and kept passive tab on the expenses. I had computed the cost of my Kerala trip after I had completed it. For … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Finance, Himachal trip '15, Kerala trip '15, North-East trip '14, Vietnam trip '15

Day 10: Squeezing a visit to Cu Chi tunnels

Print This Post July 6, 2015 by Sauvik Biswas 1 Comment

Cu Chi tunnels are a tourist attraction now But it wasn’t built for that reason at all. It is a “must visit” place if you are in Ho Chi Minh City. A trip there takes about half a day and we were worried if a trip would cause us to miss our flight. The drop-off … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Cu Chi, Vietnam trip '15, Vietnam War

Day 9: Sai Gon Kick

Print This Post July 4, 2015 by Sauvik Biswas 2 Comments

The nearest hub to get to Ho Chi Minh City from Hoi An is Da Nang We had a flight from Da Nang International airport to Ho Chi Minh City International airport at 8.25 am. This meant that we had to settle all our bills and leave the hospitality of Ly at Hoi An by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Ho Chi Minh City, Museum, Sai Gon, Vietnam, Vietnam trip '15, Vietnam War

Day 8: Exploring the not so known parts of Hoi An

Print This Post July 3, 2015 by Sauvik Biswas 2 Comments

Hoi An market Hoi An market is a daily grocery and meat market that does business between 6.00 am to 6.00 pm. Most meat and grocery shops are inside a large building. The green groceries are sold outside the building on the footpath. Thu Bon river passes beside the area. Fresh catch of the day … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Hoi An, Reaching Out Tea House, The Bahn Mi Queen, Vietnam trip '15

Day 7: Making our way to Hoi An

Print This Post July 2, 2015 by Sauvik Biswas 2 Comments

“Take the bus.” – that’s what Mr. Pho Said There are two ways to get to Hoi An from Hue. The first is to take a train from Hue to Da Nang and then take a taxi from Da Nang to Hoi An. Cumulatively, that turned out to be very costly. There are local buses … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Ancient town, Hoi An, Vietnam trip '15

Day 6: Riding around Hue on a rented motorbike

Print This Post July 1, 2015 by Sauvik Biswas 4 Comments

Driving on the roads of Hue The simplest way to get around Hue is to rent a motorbike for 5-6 USD. With just 80k VND of petrol it is possible to go around the city for the entire day. We got to know about this from Mr. Pho yesterday. Our hotel arranged for a beaten … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Hue, Motorbike, Nguyen dynasty, Vietnam trip '15

Day 5: Metaphorically floating in Hue

Print This Post June 30, 2015 by Sauvik Biswas

If you meet a man called Mr. Pho, trust him Our train, SE3, was a bit late. A Vietnamese lady, who was on her way to Da Nang helped me out with identifying the station when our train arrived at Hue. Designated vendors were ferrying various food items for breakfast along the aisle. They were … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Comics, Hue, Pho, Shopping, Vietnam trip '15

Day 4: From Ha Long bay to Hue via Ha Noi

Print This Post June 30, 2015 by Sauvik Biswas 2 Comments

The art of flipping a kayak We still had the whole day to us on our lodging boat. The vessel had arranged kayaking for us. Although Phuong asked two people to get into one kayak, I got a kayak to paddle on my own. I felt a bit uncomfortable carrying the camera, so I decided … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Ha Long bay, Ha Noi, SE3, Vietnam Railways, Vietnam trip '15

Day 3: First day and first night at Ha Long bay

Print This Post June 29, 2015 by Sauvik Biswas 3 Comments

2 Day 1 Night at Ha Long bay Ha Long bay is a popular tourist destination in the Northern part of Vietnam. In order to avoid the hassles of permit, we decided to book a package. Every hotel / hostel / travel agency has the same brochure. It is advisable to not go with the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Boat, Ha Long bay, Vietnam trip '15

Day 2: Ha Noi is full of good food and good surprises.

Print This Post June 27, 2015 by Sauvik Biswas 1 Comment

A failed attempt at being a tourist in Ha Noi We left Winter Hostel in Ha Noi because the room was very dark and depressing. A decent suggestion by Tripadvisor was Aurora Hotel on Ma May street. En route, I came across hawkers which reminded me more of Kolkata suburbs. By the time, me and Nandy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Ha Noi, Old Quarter, Vietnam trip '15
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