The Paradise Boutique Hotel is in the heart of Hanoi’s Old Quarter, in the Hang Bac road. From here, most attractions can be reached within walking distance. Right at the next road junction is the Dinh Liet road, where a night market takes place every weekend. The staff of the Paradise Boutique Hotel is extremely […]
French Quarter – Hanoi
The French Quarter in Hanoi is known for its boulevards, parks and magnificent buildings. Many of them date from the colonial era and the French architecture dominates the streetscape. It lies east of the Hoan Kiem Lake. We start in the Ly Thai To road and go south. The Hanoi Guesthouse (Golden Time Hostel) catches […]
Tourist Center of Hanoi by Day and Night
The tourist center of Hanoi includes the old town and the area around the Hoan Kiem Lake. Old town The old neighborhoods, that have largely withstood the colonisation of France and the bombing of the Americans during the Vietnam war, house a huge number of small businesses, hotels, restaurants and bars. The lively traffic makes […]
A unique Loi Krathong in Bangkok
Loi Krathong is one of the most romantic celebrations in Thailand. In this celebration, the people show their respect and honour to nature. Usually, it takes place on a lake or a river. People thank the river for donating water the whole year and simultaneously apologize that they have polluted it. A Krathong is a […]
Royal Barges National Museum and Steve Cafe & Cuisine
The visit of the Royal Barges National Museum is part of our Klong tour in Bangkok. 8 Royal Barges are kept in a gigantic hall. History Originally, barges were used to transport goods on rivers and canals. At the time, when Ayutthaya was the capital of the Siamese kingdom, the Chao Phraya River was regarded […]
Klongs of Thonburi Tour in Bangkok
Many of the klongs, as the transport canals are called in Thailand, have been filled up within the last decades. Nevertheless there are still numerous which are worth being visited. Klongs of Thonburi We take a boat through the Klongs of Thonburi, east of the Chao Phraya River. Already 20 years ago we had made […]