Il nostro volo da Hong Kong e' atterrato ad Hanoi poco prima di mezzanotte. Dopo aver sbrigato le faccende burocratiche siamo usciti nella notte vietnamita e abbiamo trovato il nostro taxi, mandato dall'albergo per evitare fregature che pare siano molto frequenti. Il tragitto dall'aeroporto alla citta' e' stato un po' surreale: l'autista guidava pianissimo e non ha aperto bocca una volta, l'illuminazione stradale era scarsissima e non c'era in giro quasi nessun...

Cliched, I know, but its difficult to avoid, although titles were extremely plentiful: Welcome to Indochina, Bienvenue in Indochine, something along the lines of the 'real asia' that Anna used, but probably not anything aimed at "soldier boys". Assuming that trade has moved mainly to Vietnam, there were no offers for sucky sucky, but instead countless things you could get for 'five dolla'. Our journey into the southeast asian peninsula began at a simple hotel, ...

After a quick hydrofoil across from Macau and a half hour 19th century tramride, we made our way to the apartment of a friend of mine from Georgetown that would put us up during our time in Hong Kong. As much as Macau was a disappointment, Hong Kong was a pleasant surprise. Again, perhaps its was more from a lack of expectations, but the city managed to be chaotic, crowded and full of skycrapers, but in a not disagreeable way. Much like Shanghai, the buildings ...

Ebbene si', l'ho fatto: mi sono comprata una macchina fotografica a Hong Kong. Sono entrata nel negozio a Mong Kok con l'idea di spendere poco e comprarmere una simile a quella che avevo gia', e sono uscita con una Nikon Coolpix e 300 dollari in meno nel portafoglio. Ho temuto per qualche ora di aver preso una fregatura, ma in realta' la macchina funziona benissimo ed e' stata un ottimo affare. Dato che in realta' a Hong Kong non c'e' molto da vedere, abbiamo p...

Macau is a difficult place to describe. First off, it wasn't what I expected, but as I had high expectations, was also to be expected. The idea of a city that fused oriental culture and architecture with latin colonial culture and architecture seemed to me to be a possible highlight destination of our trip. Sadly, this turned out not to be the case. In hindsight, looking at the last 100 years of its history, it shouldn't have been a surprise at all. While Hong ...