The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » hanoi http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:02:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 How To Cross The Street In Vietnam http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/09/28/how-to-cross-the-street-in-vietnam/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/09/28/how-to-cross-the-street-in-vietnam/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:25:19 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=17830 It sounds like the beginning of a joke: How do you cross the street in Vietnam? (Possible punchlines: “You don’t,” “You start by taking out a life insurance policy,” or “You buy a motorbike.”) As any visitor who has been to Vietnam knows, the quickest way to spot the newbie [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/09/28/how-to-cross-the-street-in-vietnam/feed/ 0 Setting Sail In Ha Long Bay [Video] http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/11/23/video-setting-sail-in-ha-long-bay/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/11/23/video-setting-sail-in-ha-long-bay/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:09:16 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=13275 Fresh from the crop of travel videes from our “Travel Videos” Vimeo group comes Asiantrip TV’s mini-epic from the Ha Long Bay portion of their trip in Southeast Asia. Yes, that is dreary fall outside your window you’re looking at. Yes, these French students are having way more fun than [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/11/23/video-setting-sail-in-ha-long-bay/feed/ 0 How To Tell The Story Of Hanoi In Minutes [Video] http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/29/how-to-tell-the-story-of-hanoi-in-minutes-video/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/29/how-to-tell-the-story-of-hanoi-in-minutes-video/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:00:54 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=11820 A lesson I’ve yet to learn in my own videos is that sometimes, in travel videos, it’s best to just shut your trap and let the destination do the talking. I mean, let’s be honest, it’s not you the viewers are really looking to see, it’s the destination. Case in [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/29/how-to-tell-the-story-of-hanoi-in-minutes-video/feed/ 0 The Expeditioner’s May Travel Photo Contest Winner: Hanoi Eatery http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/02/the-expeditioners-may-travel-photo-contest-winner-hanoi-eatery/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/02/the-expeditioners-may-travel-photo-contest-winner-hanoi-eatery/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:00:53 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=11097 Dear Hanoi, you can have your cacophony of unrelenting horns. Me? I’ll revel in the bliss that is your cuisine. This month’s photo contest winner, Jonathan Hall, did just that. In his own words: Hanoi’s dining scene can be daunting at first as there are rarely any menus. You just [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/02/the-expeditioners-may-travel-photo-contest-winner-hanoi-eatery/feed/ 0 Experiencing The Garden Of Eden That Is Ha Long Bay http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/08/23/experiencing-the-garden-of-eden-that-is-ha-long-bay/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/08/23/experiencing-the-garden-of-eden-that-is-ha-long-bay/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:15:06 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=8287 I never saw the movie “Indochine.” According to its summary, the flick was released in 1992, and is about a French naval officer and his young Vietnamese lover who are escaping banishment. They seek refuge in the labyrinthine crags erupting from the sea in Ha Long Bay. Those of you [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/08/23/experiencing-the-garden-of-eden-that-is-ha-long-bay/feed/ 0 The Sepia-Toned Pandemonium Of Hanoi, Vietnam http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/01/12/the-sepia-toned-pandemonium-of-hanoi-vietnam/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/01/12/the-sepia-toned-pandemonium-of-hanoi-vietnam/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:30:51 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=5076 I arrived in Hanoi airport after a white-knuckle roller coaster courtesy of the lingering typhoon in the area. I had no idea what to expect, really. My idea of Southeast Asia was something along the lines of a ramble through Cambodia and Laos. Like the good relationship maintainer that I [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/01/12/the-sepia-toned-pandemonium-of-hanoi-vietnam/feed/ 0 Frommer’s (Almost) Top Ten Destinations for 2010 http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/12/22/frommers-almost-top-ten-destinations-for-2010/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/12/22/frommers-almost-top-ten-destinations-for-2010/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:41:53 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=4707 The ‘09 is wrapping up, a phenomenal year for TheExpeditioner and, well, travel in general (when is it not?). I think my eyes are actually welling up. Reflection aside, we look to the future. Where are your top spots you’d like to get to in 2010? Frommer’s offers their top [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/12/22/frommers-almost-top-ten-destinations-for-2010/feed/ 0 Nothing Like A Nice Cup Of…Weasel Regurgitation? http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/08/29/nothing-like-a-nice-cup-of%e2%80%a6-weasel-regurgitation/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/08/29/nothing-like-a-nice-cup-of%e2%80%a6-weasel-regurgitation/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:45:52 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=3239 Wandering the labyrinth of streets that makes up Hanoi’s Old Quarter district, by no other skill than dumb luck, I found myself on Hang Hanh Street, in other words, “Coffee Street.” I claim not to be a connoisseur in the way of the bean, but have always appreciated a quality [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/08/29/nothing-like-a-nice-cup-of%e2%80%a6-weasel-regurgitation/feed/ 0 Travel Video Wrap-Up: Learning To Fly in Hawaii, Learning To Drink In Dublin, Learning To Eat In Vietnam http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/03/11/travel-video-wrap-up-learning-to-fly-in-hawaii-learning-to-drink-in-dublin-learning-to-eat-in-vietnam/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/03/11/travel-video-wrap-up-learning-to-fly-in-hawaii-learning-to-drink-in-dublin-learning-to-eat-in-vietnam/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:02:50 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=1539 I’ve always wanted to learn how to fly, and now I really want to learn how to fly while in Hawaii. Highlight: Check out Akaka Falls at 3:16. Probably amazing on the ground, but even more so from a thousand feet in the air. Colin something-or-rather (his mic somewhat blows) [...]

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