West Lake Shrimp Cakes are a speciality in Hanoi, north Vietnam. We try some in a lakeside restaurant and think they’re a little too greasy and crunchy – since the shrimp shells are still left on!

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Hanoi’s Dong Xuan Market is a local market that stocks all kinds of low-priced goods. The stall displays are pretty intense with mountains of goods stacked together. Read more about the Dong Xuan Market on MangoVine.net.

Intense Product Displays in Hanoi’s Dong Xuan Market

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In Hanoi, north Vietnam, we experienced the famous cha ca / grilled fish lunch. Find out what its like on MangoVine.net.

Cha Ca – Grilled Fish Lunch in Hanoi

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During our recent visit to Vietnam, we went to see a traditional water puppet show in Hanoi at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. Find out what it was like on MangoVine.net.

Traditional Vietnamese Water Puppet Show in Hanoi

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Dong Trieu ceramics and pottery village is a place that sells all kinds of ceramics, embroidery and marble statues. It makes for a fantastic visit to get an insight into the handcrafted process that Vietnamese craftspeople put into creating these works.

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We recently visited Ha Long Bay in north Vietnam. Recognised by UNESCO in 1994 as a World Natural Heritage site, we find out for ourselves that Ha Long Bay has a well-deserved status as a place with an outstanding aesthetic value.

Our excursion is posted on MangoVine.net and comes in the following parts below. Check it out if you’re thinking of visiting Ha Long Bay!

Ha Long Bay Part 1 – The Famous Cruise
Ha Long Bay Part 2 – Thien Cung Cave
Ha Long Bay Part 3 – Dau Go Cave
Ha Long Bay Part 4 – Fresh Cuttlefish Deboning and Ha Long Bay Life
Ha Long Bay Part 5 – Cruise Lunch and Pearls

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This is a typical street corner in Ho Chi Minh just before dusk. There are so many visible telecom wires along the road that at junctions like this, they just merge into one seething mass!

More photos from Vietnam on Flickr

Vietnam travel blog on MangoVine.net

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We visited Hanoi in north Vietnam and came across giant turtles at the Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake…

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Ever tried goat meat? We have a taste in the Ninh Binh province of Vietnam, which is famous for the dish.

Check out our Goat Meat Lunch in Tam Coc, Vietnam

OneInchPunch is currently traveling around Hong Kong and East-Asia.

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I’m willing to bet that alcohol lovers out there will think twice before downing any cobra snake wine or even wine with a bear penis inside! For maximum effect, these wines are presented in huge bottles and contain quite large specimens!

Seen in Vietnam during our recent visit there. See more photos on MangoVine:

Vietnamese Snake Wine with Massive Cobras!

OneInchPunch is currently traveling around Hong Kong and East-Asia.

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