Parallel Lines
“Are there any nice beaches here?”
Building Community
With few options for getting lent a helping hand, growing numbers of the city’s residents have got off their backsides and are doing it for themselves. From live music to outdoor exercise classes, to beer making and bicycle building. This is DIY Hanoi. Words by Rose Arnold and Nick Ross
Doing it for Yourself
Happiness, it seems, has got nothing to do with the buzz of spending hard-earned or not so hard-earned cash. So time to get off your backside and do something less boring instead. Words by Rose Arnold. Photo by Aaron Joel Santos
Doing it in Public
With the city’s population living cheek to jowl, public spaces in Hanoi take on a whole new meaning. Here are a few ways Hanoians take advantage of them. Words by Kaitlin Rees. Photos by Dominic Blewett
Taking Control
The war years created a resilient people who learnt to do everything for themselves. Now, even in an era of peace, this self-reliance remains a feature of everyday life. Words by Douglas Pyper. Photo by Aaron Joel Santos