Travel Guides

People usually think in clichés,as  it is much more convenient and much easier. But thinking to Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, as a bomb ravaged capital is terribly wrong.

Night peaceful view of Hanoi

And I am sure that this is your first thought when hearing Hanoi. Which is is so far from reality, as the last Vietnam war ended 1975 and the city of Hanoi was rebuild and reinvented itself. Hanoi has been for many centuries the capital of Vietnam and its war caused damages were not so dramatic as in Ho Chi Minh. There still are many ancient buildings in Hanoi, and one of them are worth a view or a visit from any interested traveler ( e.g. The Sofitel Metropole Hotel with its colonial Belle Epoque architecture)

Colonial luxury in Metropole Hotel

Maybe you visited already Asia and the ricksha are familiar to you. These picturesque and rustical way of tranportation is also very useful in big overcrowded cities and environmental friendly.

Supposing now you are a ricksha driver in the vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh( former Saigon) and you have a break between two clients. What would you do? You take the newspaper and read. You can even look for clients!