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How to well spend 4 days in Hanoi (Xin Chao)

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We had a long weekend to spend, and decided to go for Vietnam visit.  Vietnam is a big country and not possible to cover in 4 to 5 days. So, we decided to go to Hanoi only with 4 nights and 5 days plan.  Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. Hanoi is known for its centuries-old architecture and a rich culture with mixture of Southeast Asian, Chinese and French.  We decided to catch a morning flight from Singapore so that, we have the 2nd half of the first day available for sightseeing. And  Old Quarter is the area we narrowed down to book our hotel. From Old Quarter area one can have ample of eating places and tourist attractions which can be covered by walk. It has narrow streets and everything is nearby.  Day 1: Things we covered by walking.   This is the route we took (all by walk). Started from the Hotel, kept walking to Flag Tower, followed by Temple of Literature, Train Street, Cathedral Church, Horn Kiem Lake.  Map with key destinations in...
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Memorable trip to New Zealand

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Unforgettable vacation in New Zealand (Authors: Aryan and Ashis ) This was a memorable vacation to New Zealand along with family members. We planned for a 12 days trip through an agent. Our purpose was to travel on the road of New Zealand and enjoy the most scenic beauty of the country. We had carefully planned to cover both islands (North and South). We flew from Singapore to Auckland (via Melbourne with Qantas) and while returning it was Christchurch to Singapore via Melbourne. There is a direct flight from Singapore to Auckland but the timing did not suit to us. Sky Tower, Auckland City Day 1:  Landed in Auckland city and checked into COPTHORNE HOTEL. It was chilled outside but we got used to it in few minutes. During the evening we took a city tour by walking on the roads of harbour front. Queen street provided all kind of shopping destinations and eating places. Had a look of lighted sky tower and competed the evening with Turkish Kebab. Day 2: ...
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