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Two Tiers of Transport in Vietnam

by Jessica Marsden on January 16, 2010

As regular readers of this blog have probably figured out, I am an independent traveler by temperament (and usually also by means). In China I take trains and local buses, and I avoid group tours like the plague. But here in Vietnam, truly “independent” travel is essentially impractical, at least when it comes to securing transportation. [...]

Tagged as: bus, train, transportation, Vietnam

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China to Vietnam, By Land

by Jessica Marsden on January 5, 2010

I rang in the New Year onboard the train from Nanning, China, to Hanoi, hopefully setting an appropriately adventurous tone for 2010. The train turned out to be a very easy and economical way to get between the two countries. You can arrive in Nanning (the capital of Guangxi Province) without your Vietnamese visa and [...]

Tagged as: China, Hanoi, Nanning, train, Vietnam

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Transportation Woes

by Jessica Marsden on August 6, 2009

(Warning: This post involves a lot of venting. More happy stories to come!) Yesterday (location: Lanzhou, Gansu Province) was one of those days when it seems that China is trying to tell me that “you shouldn’t be here.” The day was all about transportation: buying tickets for the rest of our trip and then taking [...]

Tagged as: bus, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, train, Western China (Aug. '09)

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The Oslo-Bergen Railway

by Jessica Marsden on July 3, 2009

Norway promotes the rail link between Oslo and Bergen as “the most beautiful train journey in the world.” Traveling across Norway from east to west, the train ascends to 1,200 m above sea level before arriving in Bergen, a port on the west coast. The scenery ranges from bucolic farms to spectacular mountains. Best of [...]

Tagged as: Norway, slideshow, train

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