Sinh To

Vietnamese Milk Shake made with blended fruit, condensed milk and crushed ice. Pictured are Avocado and Papaya.

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Song Hong

"Red River" Jazz Band playing at Hanoi Opera House; featuring The Minsk Club's very own Huy on drums and totally lost embassy dwellers in the audience.

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Deep-Fried Mars Bar

Banh Chuoi - Vietnam's equivalent of Scotland's notorious calorie buster (substitute the chocolate with banana or sweet potato).

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Mango

Xoai Anh by The Red River

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Ha Long

Ha Long Bay consists of a dense cluster of 1,969 limestone monolithic islands and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

As one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations it sees a constant stream of tourists every day. It is beautiful, peaceful and filthy dirty.

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Cat Ba

Cat Ba island is approximately 140 sq.km and half of its area is covered by a National Park

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Hai Phong

The high speed Hydrofoil from Cat Ba to Haiphong takes just 45 minutes....

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Twitching

You don't get many free birds in Hanoi, especially with Mohawks and war paint.

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Thuc Don Cua Xa Lo 4 II

More food tasting - Crocodile Skewers, Chinese Style King Prawns, Eggplant stuffed with Pork.

Highway's new menu in pictures here.

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Thuc Don Cua Xa Lo 4

Hanoi's favourite restaurant has introduced a new Spring menu. With over 20 delicious new dishes available, there really is something for everyone (crocodile, sparrow, jellyfish, pigs ear....)

Pictured are Tiger Prawns in shredded coconut, Mackerel Fillets, and Anchovie Spring Rolls. For more dishes visit a Highway Blog.

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Lop Day Hoc Nau An

For the new year, Highway 4 have moved their cooking classes to the new restaurant at 575 Kim Ma to take advantage of the open air roof terrace with views over Thu Le Lake.

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Ba Be

On the 9th day of the new lunar year the normally subdued Ho Ba Be (3 lakes) erupts with a blend of colour and noise - bull fighting, face painting, volleyball, bia hoi, Trứng (hột) vịt lộn and Boney M looping 24 hours a day.....

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Yun Nan Acrobats

Chinese travelling circus in Hanoi....

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Tet

Hot sun, cool rivers, sandy beaches, lively bars and all the traders are on holiday - Hoi An is the perfect place for Vietnamese New Year....

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Da Nang

Vietnam's 4th largest city has undergone major devolopments in recent years but is probably still more attractive from the air...

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Hoi An

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Cham Island

An hour from Hoi An, this beautiful island is a great getaway from the hawkers patrolling Cua Dai beach.

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