I have written earlier about my attraction to this city and these types of scenes. I am still wrestling with the simple words that...
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Hanoi Shopfronts
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Hanoi, Hardware, Shopfronts
Above: Huy Hoang, 43 Thuoc Bac, Hanoi, Vietnam. Shopfront width: 4.82m (15’10”) for both. I didn’t pop in to sneak a...
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by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Colour, Decoration, Hanoi, Shape / Form / Texture
I have been racking my brain, trying to work out what it is within this city that I respond to so strongly. I think I am going to create...
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by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Hanoi, Shopfronts
Hanoi: You Could Live Here
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 23, 2013 | Hanoi, Shopfronts
Video: 2m03sec. I like having red-wine conversations about the magnificent environments we’ve all found in our trips abroad. I...
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by Nicholas Takács | Jul 20, 2013 | Ho Chi Minh City, Hotels, Skinny Buildings
A Beautiful City has a new category: Skinny Buildings We all instinctively know that our cities appear better when huge, ugly buildings do not...
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