About
This is my second spell in Hanoi. I was here between 2004 and 2007 before stints in Nicaragua, Cameroon and back in the UK.
Ultimately, all that travelling taught me one thing – I wanted to go back to Hanoi.
I returned late in 2009.
I hope that A) I continue to love this place as much as I do now and B) that I can manage to stay here as long as I do.
What else? I’m from Newcastle upon Tyne and I’ve a career that started with journalism and zig zagged through public relations, fundraising, public affairs and, more recently, social media. More work details here.
And see here for my contact info.
I’m more than happy to offer the odd tip if you’re headed to Hanoi – but mostly I’ll just tell you to grab a coffee and watch the world go by (trust me – it’s good advice).
Mr, I look forward to reading your Hanoi blogs. I am intrigued by the fact you have lived here before, went away and decided to return. Will you still like Hanoi as you did before you left and as you do now at the initial point of return. I am not a prolific writer but i do set up a blog to keep my loved ones posted with my movements here. If you email me, I will send you my blog’s name. Best wishes.
Greetings from the Pacified South, Comrade!
I too am looking forward to your Hanoi blogs. Hope you are having satisfactory weather.
May Nutrition Increase!
Cmd. I C Kret
The Ministry of Noodles, HCMC
Steve,
So jealous that you’re back to stay. I returned for the summer and spend three months traipsing between my job in Thanh Hoa and the weekends in Hanoi. Man, I miss it. Soon enough my kids will be grown and I can stay longer than a few months at a time.
Enjoy and I’ll keep reading. I can’t believe they drained Lenin Park.
teresa
read your comments with great interest re: hanoi
we (wife+me)-went on a group trip to vietnam last year-from australia
from here the trips emphasise the south-but we thought that the trip spent too little time up north-esp. in hanoi-so we extended it accordingly-and without doubt thought it was the best part of the trip
only part -i’d go back to
clive
Steve,
This is wonderful. I know how much you love that country and I look forward to seeing more pictures from you. Enjoy the country and hopefully one of these days, our paths will cross again.