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Halong Bay – Kayakking in the Morning & The Infamous Snake Wine !!!

April 21, 2009 | 3,618 views

Continued from Halong Bay – Of Caves, Grottoes, and ALMOST Frost-bitten ….

1) Who cares if the bench is worn, weathered a storm, or battered?

2) Awaken ‘forcefully’ at 6.30am (7.30am Malaysian time) for some “Rowing Exercise” …
The night was spent on the boat, a very chilly sleep, yet very fruitful and comforting. Electricity was shut down in the middle of the night, until the next morning. There was simply no place for fans or air-conds, as the temperature was really low.
When all the lights were off, hindrance came in the form of toilet break in the middle of the night. Whoops. Amidst the pitch black atmosphere, one can only wander around aimlessly ….. Read the rest of this entry »
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Halong Bay, Vietnam – Of Caves, Grottoes, & ALMOST Frostbitten

April 12, 2009 | 4,264 views
I know … I know. It’s been nearly a month since I blogged about my Hanoi trip. Yup, I’m easily distracted, plus the repeated visits to Langkawi had me reeling from all the travelling. The icing on the cake? Food poisoning right after the 2nd trip to Langkawi, no thanks to either the Nasi Kandar meal in Penang, or the dinner of mild-looking Economy Rice in Ipoh. Obviously, the booze and the chocs can’t be the culprits, can they?!!
A case of over-binging, I supposed. But on the road to recovery now ….. Hence I’ll write a short post on Halong Bay .(Erm, short in my dictionary may mean excessive rambling in others, so do take it with a pinch of salt! Hehehe) So, here goes ….
View from the top deck of our boat
After the satisfactory lunch (dismal from a discerning foodie’s standards, but me being a Motormouth aka garbage bin, I walloped every single strands of fibre and every piece of flesh from the nameless fish, with MUCH gusto!) on the boat, we were transported to some caves, an obvious tourist spot, with many other junk boats docking.
Every hill, every grotto looks like what YOU imagine them to be. Much like clouds. Read the rest of this entry »
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From Hanoi to Halong Bay … One of the 7 Wonders Yet?

March 19, 2009 | 6,602 views

Continuation from Day 4 – Hanoi Day Tour DIY & Lunch @ Highway 4 Restaurant ….


At only USD8/pax, this is more than satisfactory, is it not?
I’ll breeze through this post as much as possible, as I’m sure most of you would’ve sighed …. “Not another Hanoi post ….. Oh, man …. Episode what now? XXXVII??”
In reality, I’ve only reached Day 4 … moving on to Day 5 with today’s post. Bear with me, the saga will end soon …. =P
After lunch at Highway 4 Restaurant, we proceeded to Dong Xuan Market, to the north of Hoan Kiem Lake. Taxi fare from the restaurant to the market? 30,000 Dong/RM6/USD1.70 for a cab for six. Expectations running high, we were somewhat stumped as the place was far from a shopping paradise, but there were a few steals far and between. The luggage bags, backpacks, souvenirs, ornaments and statues, as well as dried fruits (sweetened/pickled fruits of all varieties) and coffee are worth noticing.
A street selling beautiful and colourful lanterns and ornaments …. It was a month past CNY though …. Read the rest of this entry »
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