Everyone's Blog in All from December 2012

One of my most favourite places to visit is Vietnam and in particular Hanoi. I find Vietnam to be a place where I am always learning something new and meeting very friendly people. I love walking the streets with a camera and experiencing all that Vietnam has to offer - including so many of the most fabulous local foods that can be found on the street. During my most recent visit to Hanoi, it was cool (being Autumn) and mostly rainy with the occassional gaps in the rain. There are quite a few photos presented here again liek my previous psots but I do ask ou to be patient as the photos load. Like all my recent travels these photos have been taken with that brilliant travel camera the Olympus OM-D E-M5 and the Olympus 12mm lens, Olympus 45mm lens and the Voigtlander 17.5mm lens.

Recently I had the opportunty to spend just under 24hrs in Xiamen while transiting between cities.  While it was raining during most of my visit here - it was still an exciting place to visit.  For those who love to shop - there is no end of shopping opportunities here, though for those of you that liek to explore the many lanes, back streets and local wet markets there is a new adventure on each corner.  The latter is perhaps where I spent most of my time.  I also had a quick visit to Gulangyu Island which is a short 5min very ride from the mainland.