Vietnam
Smile Travel Vietnam is an online travel company based in Hanoi which offers a full range of service from visa to hotel reservations. They are receiving good comments from travel forums like Thorn Tree or Tripadvisor.
Address: No. 92, 81/24/47 Lane, Lac Long Quan Street - City: Hanoi, VIETNAM
www.smiletravelvietnam.com/
This group provides Vietnam adventure travel guides, biking, kayaking, hiking, trekking, motorcycling, overland and family travel guides. Green guides for resposible travel.
[Disclosure: this is a website that I help to run.]
TNH is a community reviews site for Hanoi. You can use it to find the best-rated restaurants, bars, shops and hotels in Hanoi, or just to read the often-entertaining reviews posted by people like you.
The New Hanoian can be a good companion to your guidebook, as the information is kept up to date by the community.
Activetravelvietnam.com is a professional adventure website with useful information about Vietnam.
#303, 3rd Floor, Building 30 Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: (84-4) 944 6230
Fax: (84-4) 944 6231
www.activetravelvietnam.com
It seems to be far more current than other sites that have information on Hanoi, and is far more comprehensive than any of the guide books. It's all user contributed reviews, so there's usually a lively debate about the merits of various spots and not a single, psuedo-authoritative voice.
Also, it has most of the things you need for settling in Hanoi, but it's certainly of use to travellers as well.
Highly recommended that you cross-check any other information source on Hanoi on the New Hanoian before you set out, because they keep track of location changes, spots going out of business, and any recent events.
iViVu is the only travel website in Vietnam offering a flight search and booking facility at a great price. It also provides you with travel information on Vietnam.
Comprehensive, frequently updated listing of restaurants and cafes in Hanoi and other places. Reviews submitted by users and links to third-party reviews. Submit your favourite places and help it to grow.
chefmoz.org/Vietnam/Hanoi/
chefmoz.org/vietnam/Hoi_An/
chefmoz.org/Vietnam/Ho_Chi_Minh_City/
...and other cities.
Comprehensive travel and lifestyle information and listings for Indochina & the Mekong Region including Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
GuideVietnam is a very useful travel site which includes information on getting to Vietnam, getting around the country, health and safety, visa and passport information, weather, currency, cuisine and dining, a cultural and social profile, language, maps, books, a Vietnam airlines guide, and a list of travel "dos and don'ts."
I have multiple recommendations/pearls of advice for visiting Hanoi, including De Syloia Hotel, The Metropole, Shisiedo Spa, Wild Rice (a restaurant), Lake Hoan Kiem and more.
Sticky Rice is a blog about the food scene in Hanoi. Everything from street food to fine(ish) dining. Great pics, great writeups and well worth a sniff if you're heading to Hanoi.
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