Pho Thin - Noodle Soup - The best Pho in Hanoi

 “If you want to enjoy Pho in Hanoi, Come to Pho Thin restaurant - Only Pho with beef”As the suggestion of my tour guide, MR Ha – who is working for asiatravelline company. I found to Lo Duc street, that is long street with many big trees was planted by French. I came there by bus and the bus stop is on the other way of the street. I got off the bus at the bus stop which is in front of the hospital, then walked back to find the No 13 on the billboard. After 10 minutes walking under the sun - lucky day because of the winter season.I walked to the end of the str, but could not see any No13. Then a count back, the fist house on the left is No1 and so on. I saw a house with many motorbikes in front of it - on the vendor. So at the fist time I walked by, I could not walk on the vendor so I had to step down on the street so I did not see the restaurant. Ok, right now I got it. I came in the restaurant.The first thing I saw a cooker with a big pot on the top. Suddenly, a waiter stopped me and say "money" I did not understand. Then she says again, thirty thousand Dong. I say "oh, understand" I show her 50.000d. She refunded me 20.000d. Then she took me to inside and sat on the long wooden char. In 5 minutes a waiter servers me a big bow of Pho with beef I added lemon juice, a litter chili sauce mix them and enjoyed. That is the best Pho I've ever eaten, fantastic and very delicious.Compare with 24 Pho, I prefer Thin Pho than 24 pho. Thin Pho is more delicious and more local, not noisy, clean and more local people come than 24 Pho and cheaper one.

Pho Thin from outside

A bow of Pho Thin

Inside Pho Thin Restaurant

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Catch a Taxi in Hanoi, good experience to catch a taxi in Hanoi

How to catch a Taxi in Hanoi.

The first time you visit Hanoi, everything is strange, you don't know how to go from the hotel to the famous restaurant in Hanoi which you want to try some very tasty food. In that situation, Taxi is the best choice.

But you are newcomer and you don't know which taxi company is good and which one is bad - meaning they are cheating you.

With the 10 years tour guide experience, I will suggest you some way to catch a good taxi, you will have safe trip, and save money.

A.  If you want to catch a taxi from the HN air port (Noi Bai) to the centrer of Hanoi(your hotel).

- When you get out of the lobby, there are a lot of taxi driver invite you use their service. In that situation, do not talk any thing and keep walking to outside of the lobby. If you ask anyone, other people will come and follow you up to you use the service of one of them. If you have hand phone you should buy a Vietnamese Sim Card - at the lobby of the air port there are some shop selling. One sim card is 100.000dong =5$ = call in 40 minutes domestic phone call.

- Outside of the lobby, there are 3 road for the vehicle. the first road use for the politician, the second road use for taxis, and the last road for pick up the tourists.

- You should go the second road and choose the "NOI BAI TAXI" or if you have Vietnamese sim card. Call: Telephone :0438.86.56.15. if you call by international sim card call: Telephone : +84438.86.56.15. This taxi is metter taxi,  the first Km you have to pay 13.000dong/km and from the second you pay 2500dong/200m.

- The distance from HN air port(Noi Bai) to the centrer it mean(Hoan Kiem Lake) is about 35km. So the money you have to pay for the taxi from Noi Bai to the Old quarter is about 350.000Dong = 16USD.

Visa to Vietnam.

If you want to visit Vietnam, visa to Vietnam is required, except for citizens of countries having a bilateral or unilateral visa exemption agreement with Vietnam.

Beside Visa approval code, you can use Visa on arrival to enter into Vietnam.

More detail please have look!

How to get VISA to Vietnam?

If you want to visit Vietnam, visa to Vietnam is required, except for citizens of countries having a bilateral or unilateral visa exemption agreement with Vietnam.

Beside Visa approval code, you can use Visa on arrival to enter into Vietnam.

More information please have look!

How to get VISA TO VIETNAM?

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How to Cross the Road in Hanoi: 5 steps

How to Cross the Road in Hanoi: 5 steps - wikiHow

How to get rid of the invitation of street vendors in Vietnam?

Travelling to Vietnam we usually meet the local people with some books or some kind of food on their hand invite tourist to buy some thing for them. They always walk along with us and say "buy some thing" or "buy for me".

We are tourist and we want to treat them politely, normally we say "No, thank you" but they still keep walking with us and try invite to buy some thing, some time they knelt down and begged for buying. In that situation, we have to buy some thing for them although, in out mine don't want to buy any thing, and don't have any needs.

So what could we do when we meet the street vendors?

To me, many time I travel to Vietnam, so I have experience to treat them politely but do not have to buy any thing for them. When you meet any street vendors at any where, what ever they invite you, just keep silent, do not say any word to them, do not pay attention to what they are doing. It mean you do not care what they are doing, Keep walking. Be sure that, in few minutes they go away.

How to cross the road in Hanoi

Hanoi is the second biggest city in Vietnam, when you visit Hanoi especially in the old quarter the road is full with motor bikes and cars, the sidewalk is very narrow and the seller show many thing they sell on that and it is difficult to cross the road.

First, standing at the side of the road, street. Watch around, right, left, and right then left few time


Look at the line of the transport move to you (in Vietnam they driver on the right side) face to face with the driver and you guest. When the nearest transportation goes by you then you step the fist step into the road


Keep going one by one, step by step, face to face with the driver. Some time, the driver non stop when you step in front of their car do not worry and never step back... just stand and wait remember that always face to face with the driver of the line moving in front of you.


When the car, the bike or motor-bike comes by you, there is a short space before another one coming, so you should step in and if there is other space keep moving. If not, please wait and do the same up to the other side of the road.


Please remember that, do not jump into the road, do not run to cross the street, never step back or jump back when crossing the street. Always face to face with the driver to guest and know their indent - let you go or not. hopefully some my advice help you safe when travel in Vietnam. good luck!!www.asiatravellines.com

Hanoi daily life.

If you have been in Hanoi, I am sure that you couldn't forget the noisy from horn of thousand motorbikes and cars. Especially the rush hour at 7.30am and 5 pm, when all the Hanoi people go to work or come home At that time all the cross of any streets or roads are full of people with helmet on their head, mask on their face and many kind of motorbikes which have different color.
See that situation and see the people keep patient one by one get out of the mess, that is the image I unforgettable.\www.asiatravellines.com