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Hue, the Imperial City

We decided to take the overnight sleeper train from Hanoi to Hue. We’ve taken them plenty before in India and were interested to compare. First of all, tickets were pretty easy to… http://tofuamazon.com/blog/hue-imperial-city/

Food, Glorious Food

I promised to write about the food. At this point I have had so many amazing meals that it’s hard to know where to start. And the food presentation…mwah! If you eat ethnic food… http://tofuamazon.com/blog/food-glorious-food/

Mysterious Ha Long Bay

Ha Long means Descending Dragon. It it thought a dragon spat out emeralds that were the unique formations of Ha Long Bay. There are two similar smaller areas called Baby Dragon… http://tofuamazon.com/blog/mysterious-ha-long-bay/

Hanoi is Hardcore

To be fair, we weren’t set up well to love Hanoi. Our flight attendant from Siem Reap was an abrupt change from the genial folks of Cambodia. She bitched out a guy who put his… http://tofuamazon.com/blog/hanoi-hardcore/

Angkor Wat

Where to start about Angkor Wat? It’s the largest religious building in the world and also used as shorthand to refer to a site of over a thousand temples in the Cambodian jungle… http://tofuamazon.com/blog/angkor-wat/

Sweet Siem Reap

In some ways, Siem Reap is like the Maritimes in the 70s. Dogs and kids run free, lots of smoking, people smile and say hello as they pass you on the street, vehicles go by with… http://tofuamazon.com/blog/sweet-siem-reap/