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Hoa
Linh Hotel Hanoi
Address: 35 Hang Bo Street, Hoan Kiem
District - Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: (844).8243887 or (844).8250034
Fax: (844).8243886
Email:
hoalinhhotel@hn.vnn.vn
Do
and Don´t
Let us treat local people,
their traditions, cultures and religions with respect..., avoiding:
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Certain types of physical contact (caressing a child’s head, a man
shaking a woman’s hand, kissing someone.).
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Each culture has its own habits so you must get the relevant information
from your guides and those accompanying you. This would demonstrate a
clear sign of interest and respect.
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We can leave our Western prejudice and snap judgments behind. Humility
and forgetting the principle that ‘the customer is always right’ often
allow us to establish warm relations. Avoid ‘having all the answers’,
and develop the habit of asking questions.
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Due to Vietnamese type of complicated hierachy, people always asking age
at the first meet, please feel relax for that.
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Learn a few words of the languages and dialects. These efforts are
greatly appreciated and often lead to laughter and getting to know
people.
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Take the time to meet and to wait. Taking the time to converse and
listen can bring about a fuller appreciation of our voyage. In certain
countries, haste and impatience are even considered to be bad manners.
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Walking through land under cultivation, picking crops (fruits, corn),
scaring livestock lead to significant losses for a farmer, and the risk
of him being unable to feed his family during difficult months.
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If you are in Vietnam's territory or at custom offices avoid asking
question: "Is it China beach (China Beach) here ? " It is the name
of the beach and is belong to Vietnam territory that in Vietnamese
is called" Bien Dong means East Sea''. Many customers have asked the
question, and that is insult Vietnamese people.
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We should make use of services offered by locals, for example, to wash
our clothes, act as guides, cooks, mule driver, porters etc. this puts
money into the local economy and cuts down on begging.
Photos are not the best
souvenirs...
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Do not take photos of or film people by themselves or in villages
without first obtaining permission.
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It is strongly recommended that we refrain from taking photos of
children without asking their or their parents’ permission. This will
often be refused so do not insist.
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Avoid promising to send pictures of people photographed unless we’re
sure that we can keep that promise. Instant cameras (like Polaroid) can
be useful.
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Above all let us take the time to really meet people. Rather than just
collect images.
Leave only footprints...
It is best to purchase our equipment with
biodegradable packaging (for e.g. previsions) and to leave the packaging
at home.
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We should not leave our waste behind us: butts, sweet wrapping or
shopping packages, plastic bags, camera film boxes ... They could be
eaten by animals and cause an unhealthy environment.
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It is important to ensure that the campsite is left undamaged: to assist
and inform local teams so that waste management is as appropriate as
possible. In certain regions, tins are left or given to locals who
recycle them as Jewell or useful objects. Ask before you act.
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It is best to take the most polluting waste back home:
non-biodegradable waste: most Third World Countries have no industrial
waste disposal infrastructure.
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Burn toilet paper after use (unless there is a fire risk). Use the
toilets that are sometimes provided in encampment. Let us refrain from
polluting the water with our excreta (be at least 50 meters away from
streams, rivers, or waterways) or detergents. Do washing down stream of
inhabited areas or, better still, get a basin and take a walk for your
wash.
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Nature is a thing of wonder, let’s respect nature...
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It is advisable to use designated paths, trails and tracks. In certain
fragile ecosystems taking shortcuts and straying off the beaten track
leads to the destruction of vegetation or soil erosion.
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