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The traditional costume worn by the Vietnamese ladies is called an Ao Dai.
You can get a set of nice Ao Dai for less than USD30.
Ususal the locals will buy material and have it tailored made.
Hanoi Gecko 3 Hostel
27 Bat Dan street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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Good budget accomodation
Hi folks,
my girlfriend and me leave for Hanoi on Tuesday and we were thinking about prebooking a good budget hotel for the first night and then check the places in the old town if we can find something better. Any recommendations for a nice place costing roughly 10-15 bucks? Would prebooking be useful if we arrive at 6.35 am and will have the full day - or do you think it's possible to just walk in and ask at this time of the year?
Thanks for any replies!
Golo
Re: Good budget accomodation
If you want to pay around 15 $, I think it is better to have a look at the room, before you decide. For that price some hotels are good, others not. But anyway there are a lot of hotels and since you have a full day, I would not book in advance. I've travelled around in Vietnam and Combadia in July 2008 and didn't prebook anything. Never had a problem to find a nice budget hotel. Enjoy your trip.
Re: Good budget accomodation
Hey King Golo, how you doing? Check my Hanoi page for a place to stay, although for a double it would cost you between $21 - $26 per night. It's right in the old quarter, 10 min walk to Hoan Kiem Lake. :-)
Re: Good budget accomodation
Hi there
Good budget accomodation in Hanoi ?
I highly recommend Pacific Star Hotel.
Cheers
Travel Tips for Hanoi
Tally Ho!
Halong Bay, located on the east coast of northern Vietnam. Our driver got us there in less than 3 1/2 hour by weaving thru pedestrians (some of them walking their cows), trucks and buses.
Outside of Hanoi, we hit two lanes highway. We passed many cemeteries. Historically, family members were buried in the fields where the family grew crops. Today, bodies are placed in concentrated cemeteries. Bodies are first buried in the ground; after 3 years, the bones are dug up and reburied. These "villages of the dead" are found among rice paddies and fields. I was also shocked to see restaurant signs indicating their specialty - dog meat (thit cho)!
When the junk started sailing, it was kind of misty. I was worried that my trip was spoiled because it was so foggy. Even though I've seen many pictures of Halong Bay, nothing had prepared me to actually seeing it. It looked like something out of the South Pacific movie. It was so breathtakingly beautiful. Imagine the junk sailing, you are standing on the deck, on the edge overlooking the blue-green water. With the wind blowing in your face, the junk sailed in between massive limestone formations. It took my breath away!
We spent the day exploring limestone caves and stayed over night on the boat. There are over 3000 of these rock / limestone formations (called grottos) in Halong Bay, of course we only saw maybe 5% of that. Legend has it that Ha Long was formed when a dragon flew through the region dragging its tail which carved the earth thus forming the grottos. There are even people who live around these rocks on floating houses and cities built into the walls of the mountains. We even saw a pack of wild dogs on one of the small islands without any other inhabitants.
That night we spent the night in the open sea on the junk. That long twilight on the deck as the islands turned grey and then black, stars overhead, and the quiet lapping of water on the wooden hull made it a night to remember.
Old Propaganda Poster
This shop sells original old vietnam propaganda posters. If you can afford the originals ones, go ahead. But I recommend purchasing the smaller replica ones. You could actually buy a couple and hang them up in row. Cool. The smallest one cost between USD5-10.
rent a motorbike
this is THE best way to go around Hanoi, if you're brave enough that is. Rent your own, don't hitch a ride with the cyclos. It only costs about $5 - $6 for the entire day. It's a great way to see the Old Quarter and immerse yourself with the locals. It also makes it easy for you to stop as you please to take photos.
lovely ambience and even better food!
Right in the middle of the Old Quarter, this beautiful restored French villa serves French food with Vietnamese spices. Every dish on the menu is delicately created and i wish i could order all of them! We had the fig fritters, beef cheek, chicken leg - all delicious and flavourful. The desserts were to die for.. and it cost abt USD 50+ including wine. Very worth it in my opinion for the standard of food and ambience. Reservations essential.
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