My Solo Trip to Hanoi, Vietnam

In October 2023, I snagged an incredible flight deal to Japan which included a stop in Hanoi, Vietnam. I made it into a weeklong stop. This was my first time travelling solo in Asia! I spent most of my time within Hanoi, and also did one overnight Ha Long Bay cruise.
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Street food tour: https://www.hanoistreetfoodtour.com/w...
Ha long bay cruise: https://www.indochina-junk.com/bai-tu...

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Airalo - I use eSIMs instead of sim cards. It's super convenient! https://airalo.pxf.io/NkN4oV
GetYourGuide - I've used this to book tours and activities. https://gyg.me/3LtH1unZ
Wise - I use the Wise card to pay for things when travelling, as well as being able to easily withdraw cash from ATMs. It's a multi-currency debit card. https://wise.prf.hn/l/1MbymqZ

MY FILMING GEAR
Camera - Panasonic GH5
Lens - Panasonic Leica 12-60mm (90%+ of my footage is shot with this lens)
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f4-5.6
Shotgun microphone - Rode VideoMicro
Lavalier microphone - Rode lavalier and Wireless Go
Tripod - MeFOTO Backpacker
Mini tripod - Manfrotto PIXI evo
Drone - DJI Mavic Mini
Editing software - DaVinci Resolve

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0:00 Arrival
1:36 Hoan Kiem Lake
2:30 Cafe Dinh (Egg coffee)
3:03 Old Quarter, Dong Xuan market
3:44 Street food tour
6:18 Temple of Literature
7:38 Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
8:12 Cong Caphe, Banh mi 25, and che
9:29 Hoa Lo Prison, Vietnamese Women's museum
10:27 Hidden Gem Cafe
10:57 Old Quarter streets at night, bia hoi
11:44 Ha Long Bay cruise day 1
16:54 Ha Long Bay cruise day 2
18:45 Pho 10, last evening in Hanoi
19:26 Grab motorbike and snail noodle soup