The Friendly Friday challenge for the next two weeks has been set by Amanda from Something to Ponder About. It’s all about travelling to or from somewhere.
My featured photo is from a trip to Vientiane, Laos. A man walking in the countryside with his woven baskets.
Going Home
Everybody rides bikes in Vietnam, old and young alike. The woman on the left doesn’t even have her baby in a sling! The small boys at the front in both photos look like they are driving as well.
I took the above photos from a car next to the bikes, a bit of a blurry result!
Going to and from work and school are my thoughts on the above two photos. I wonder how the man on the left didn’t lose his balance!
The left photo is in Hue and the right, Hanoi.
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Hyper Hanoi – October 2016
Adding onto our Laos/Vietnam trip we flew to Hanoi from Luang Prabang and planned to stay here for three days. We decided instead of organised trips we would just explore Hanoi on our own. I had booked three days at Hotel Nikko a very large Japanese hotel near Hoan Kiem…
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And no safety helmets either! Leaves me with fond memories of Asia and how my friends would laugh hilariously when I refused to take a motorcycle taxi due to the danger. A very soft Westerner, am I!
I know! We do get Tuk tuks but wouldn’t ever hire a bike although my hubby used to not in busy cities though
I’d like to visit Vietnam sometime but you won’t get me on a motorbike, just taking photos of then like you!
It’s a beautiful country ..the beaches especially
Like Mari, I noticed that the children weren’t wearing safety helmets. But the adults were! Crazy. When did you visit Laos?
Crazy isn’t it.
We visited Laos around five years ago. Such a beautiful country and the people are so kind and gracious
Luang prabang has this special atmosphere about it, very relaxing
I had a cousin based in Vientiene for some years, and I wondered what the area was like.
If you ever get a chance to visit Laos you should
From the air it looked like a lot of jungles, winding rivers and deltas and perhaps humidity….?
And more ..there is a great French influence there and the food is a combination of both
Nice! I would go for the food. So now fried cockroaches on the street food stalls.
Fond memories! What a coincidence that I also remembered my visti to Vietnam with the ON THE WAY challenge. Motorbikes and Vietnam go hand in hand!