Mui Ne
Posted by thanhcong in Destinations, Photos, Travel Blog on August 23, 2010
Mui Ne holds a lot of memories for me as it is the perfect escape from Saigon when the traffic and the noise all gets too much – if only it was just a little bit closer! Read the rest of this entry »
Dalat
Posted by thanhcong in Destinations, Photos, Travel Blog on August 23, 2010
Dalat is a hilly romantic city with a cool ‘western’ climate. The French named the city Dalat from the latin ‘Dat Aliis Laetitiam Aliis Temperiem’ (“Giving Pleasure to Some, Freshness to Others”, and it is commonly known as ‘the City of Eternal Spring’, which has made it a popular destinations for holiday makers who want to beat the heat, and for Vietnamese couples, for whom it is known as the city of love. Read the rest of this entry »
Con Dao
Posted by thanhcong in Destinations, Photos on August 23, 2010
A protected Marine Nature Reserve, the Con Dao Islands (of which Con Son is the largest and where you are likely to be staying) can be difficult to get to, with irregular flights from Ho Chi Minh City or an overnight ferry from Vung Tau.. but my goodness, it’s worth it! Read the rest of this entry »
Cruise the old quarter by electric buggy
Posted by thanhcong in Festivals, Travel Blog, Travel news, Vietnam Cuisines on August 22, 2010
VietNamNet Bridge – A driver identified as Tuan walks around the electric buggy to collect VND15,000 (less than US$1) from each of his guests before he sits behind the steering wheel and starts the 35 minute trip around the Old Quarter and Guom Lake. Read the rest of this entry »
Travel in brief
Posted by thanhcong in Destinations, Festivals, Travel news on August 22, 2010
German tour operators explore MICE
Tour operator Asian Trails Co will organise tours for more than 300 MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) organisers from Germany who want to look over Vietnamese destinations. The group, which will be here on September 4-10, will visit Ha Noi, Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, and HCM City. Read the rest of this entry »
Viajes Indochina kicks off special Viajes Vietnam for honeymoon couples
Posted by thanhcong in Destinations, Festivals, Travel news on August 22, 2010
Viajes Indochina has a special offer tour named “Special Viajes Vietnam” for couples who are in the honeymoon week. Enjoy the sweet as honey emotions beside the love of the life, in the most famous and romantic of Vietnam. Read the rest of this entry »
Hoi An-Japan festival to feature PARO robot
Posted by thanhcong in Destinations, Festivals, Travel news on August 22, 2010
The world’s most therapeutic robot PARO, produced by Japan, is expected to be presented at the Hoi An – Japan Festival 2010 held in the ancient town on August 21-23. Read the rest of this entry »
VN-Tips-When in Vietnam
Posted by thanhcong in Travel Tips, Vietnam Culture on August 20, 2010
Vietnamese Language
Vietnam LanguageVietnamese (tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ), formerly known under French colonization as Annamese (see Annam), is the national and official language of Vietnam. Read the rest of this entry »
Hanoi to host largest-ever lantern parade
Posted by thanhcong in Destinations on August 20, 2010
Thang Long Lantern Parade, the largest event of its kind so far, will take place on Mid-Aautumn Festival Eve on September 22 around Hoan Kiem Lake. Read the rest of this entry »
Czech culture to be promoted in Hanoi
Posted by thanhcong in Destinations on August 20, 2010
The Hanoi Children Palace will join the Prague Arts Troupe from the Czech Republic to host a series of events to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. Czech culture Read the rest of this entry »
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