Hanoi archive: transit stories, return journeys from China, and life reflections. Vietnam’s capital as a gateway to adventure.
As of May 2025, I’ve been to 33 world heritage sites. However, I lost my Ha Long Bay photos that I took on 2007-10-22, because of the shutdown of WebShots :(. Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Archipelago (672, natural, 1994), Quang Ninh and Hai Phong, Vietnam Hoi An Ancient Town (948, cultural,1999), Quang Nam, Vietnam Angkor […]
1. Among what I’ve skimmed throughout November 2021, I suggest these 5 books: – How to Be Alone by Sara Maitland – The Cult of We by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell – The Comfort Book by Matt Haig. I picked this as one of the best books of the year. It was also nominated […]
🌍🤔🌐 How has living abroad for a long time changed your view of rights and wrongs? Many things are just different, neither right nor wrong. // 异国长期生活，改变了你的哪些「是非观」？很多事情只是不同，并无是非。 Yìguó chángqí shēnghuó, gǎibiànle nǐ de nǎxiē ‘shìfēi guān’? Hěnduō shìqíng zhǐshì bùtóng, bìng wú shìfēi. // Dị quốc trường kỳ sinh hoạt, cải biến liễu nhĩ đích […]
🌍✈️🏞️ What is it about living abroad that makes you feel worse than being at home? Got the sky, lost the earth. // 国外哪些事物让你感觉还不如呆在国内？得到了天空，失去了大地。 Guówài nǎxiē shìwù ràng nǐ gǎnjué hái bùrú dāi zài guónèi? Dédàole tiānkōng, shīqùle dàdì. // Quốc ngoại na ta sự vật nhượng nhĩ cảm giác hoàn bất như ngốc tại […]
✈️👨👩👧👦🏡 What have you lost by working hard abroad? You have missed some moments belonging to the family which are worth a lifetime. // 在国外打拼让你失去了什么？有些属于家里人的时刻，错过了就是错过了，错过了就是一生。 Zài guówài dǎpīn ràng nǐ shīqùle shénme? Yǒuxiē shǔyú jiālǐ rén de shíkè, cuòguòle jiùshì cuòguòle, cuòguòle jiùshì yīshēng. // Tại quốc ngoại đả bính nhượng nhĩ thất khứ liễu […]
According to Pedometer app, I walked the most steps in my Sichuan trip: | Date | Location | Steps | Terrain | Distance (km) | | —— | ———————- | —— | ——– | ————- | | Jul 5 | Chengdu | 31,497 | City | **17.64 km** | | Jul 6 | Chengdu | […]
Part 1: Chengdu to Hanoi At 8 in the morning, I went downstair to have breakfast at the hostel restaurant. But I opted for a dish of Taiwan rice instead of the buffet. I decided to stay inside for the whole morning because I’d get tired of waiting at the airport later. I checked out […]
[Tiếng Việt ở phần dưới] Langmusi was very dusty even in the early morning because janitors in their full workwear with masks and long gloves sweeping everywhere. I could only see their eyes and their beautiful feather brooms. I started for what I thought the Sichuan side of the town, but couldn’t find the Hui […]
So I woke up early this morning to board the plane to Hanoi, in order to meet up with my 3 companions that I found online through a Facebook travel group. I might have got out of bed the wrong side, because I had a problem from the start. The VNA ground staff was very […]