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Tam Coc and good food in Hanoi

21 July 2018 blogpastor Leave a comment

My vacation has come to an end. Here am I in a cafe writing while we wait for a 6pm flight. The ending of vacation is like the aftertaste of Vietnamese robusta coffee. There is a bit of bitter aftertaste. I now wish the vacation could be extended. But work awaits me, and I preach […]

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Travel Halong Bay on the land, Hanoi Social Club, Pizzas 4P’s, Tam Coc

Cat Cat Village

15 July 2018 blogpastor 2 Comments

I feel so thankful today for how the day turned out. We had planned to take the cable car to Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest mountain. However it was very misty and we decided to change plans and do a hike to the Cat Cat Village – a Hmong village about an hour’s hike down and two […]

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Hiking, Travel Cat Cat village, Sapa

Sapa town

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It was a four hours bus journey from Hanoi to Sapa a town in the highlands. The Sapa Express bus seats were spacious and comfortable and the journey more pleasant than I had anticipated. Sapa looked disorganized to my eyes. Huge buses bustling down the narrow streets with horns blaring. Cars moving at unsafe speed, […]

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Travel Amazing Hotel, Eden Boutique Hotel, Fansipan, Sapa, Vietnam Emotion

Hanoi and the French Old Quarter

13 July 2018 blogpastor Leave a comment

Hanoi means “between two rivers”. I have always wanted to visit this city, the Halong Bay, and the Sapa mountains. Today my wife, daughter and I landed at a modern airport and literally Grabbed a cab to the Labevie Hotel in the French Old Quarter. We asked the hotel staff for some recommendations for the […]

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Travel French old quarter, Hanoi

Osaka & Kyoto free & easy (part 3)

16 April 2018 blogpastor Leave a comment

Monday, 19th March 2018 – Ine fishing village funaya We set off to have breakfast at this featured cafe called “Syphon Coffee & Teahouse” – but it was closed on Mondays. As a result, it was breakfast at MacDonalds again. I did not know whether I laughed or cried or both – with a muffin […]

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Interests, Travel Higashimaya, Ine, Miyazu, Mushashi sushi, Sypphon Coffee and Teahouse, Yoshinoya

Osaka & Kyoto Free & Easy (part 2)

9 April 2018 blogpastor Leave a comment

Saturday, 17th March 2018 – Miyama Folk Village Strangely I awoke early and my wife and I went for a crisp, cold morning walk over the bridge, leisurely taking in the sights and taking photos of the river and mountains and trees. The hotel served a lovely delicious breakfast. It was sad that we had […]

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Interests, Travel Maizuru Port Center, Matabe Minshuku, Miyama folk village, Miyazu

Osaka & Kyoto free and easy (part 1)

7 April 2018 blogpastor Leave a comment

Before the trip my main concern was the weather. How cold would it be? I was afraid I would be ill equipped to cope with cold weather. I prefer hot weather to cold. To be safe, I packed in three cashmeres, a woolen, several long sleeves, a long pants with fleece lining, a down vest, […]

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