Rang bua cake – specialty of Hung Yen
Posted by Huyen Tran in Travel Blog, Vietnam Cuisines on July 10, 2010
Tourists coming to Bat Trang Pottery Village should not miss the chance to enjoy rang bua cake, an indigenous specialty of Phung Cong Commune, Van Giang District, Hung Yen Province.
Bat Trang Village is about 15 kilometers from the Red River and next to Phung Cong Commune. Famous for tea flower trees, Phung Cong has been considered the cradle for the trend of growing bonsai trees in Northern Vietnam.
Today, the commune is also well-known for rang bua cake which is popular for its distinguished flavor and taste.
Once upon a time on West Lake
Posted by Huyen Tran in Destinations, Travel Blog on July 10, 2010
“I was with my parents, and we were riding on a boat amongst a sea of lotus flowers. I felt like a fairy princess in my favourite childhood movie, Journey to the West,” Hoang Kieu To Uyen recalls, as if it had happened just yesterday. “And the funny thing is that I was actually in the West. Well, West Lake (Ho Tay) to be exact”.
Uyen, 32, is a realtor, and a born and bred Hanoian who has spent most of her life in Ha Noi. When she was an 8-year-old girl, her parents used to take her to the most beautiful places in the city to teach her about the capital.
31km-long cave discovered in central Vietnam
Posted by thanhson in Travel news on July 10, 2010
The Thien Duong Cave in Bo Trach District in Quang Binh Province has recently been found to be 31km long, a new record for the country.
After carefully studying data on the cave, a report was released announcing the new findings, stated Dr. Howard Limbert, from the British Royal Cave Research Association, on May 23. It is likely to be the longest dry cave in Asia, said Libert.
Om Beach – pride of nature
Posted by thanhson in Destinations, Travel Blog, Travel Tips, Travel news on June 4, 2010
Om Beach is a stop that any tourist coming to Phu Yen Province should not miss in order to wallow in the temptation of nature.
As modern development continues to devour the natural world, more and more people look for antiques or a pristine destination to experience life in a way more similar to the way our ancestors lived.
Christmas Festival in Dam Sen
Posted by thanhson in Travel news on June 4, 2010
Let’s go to Dam Sen to enjoy the huge Christmas cake and the jubilant Christmas Festival from December 22 to 25, 2007 and January 1, 2008
1. Two festival of competition to greeting Christmas Day:
* The Make-up Ball “Gala X’mas 2007”
- Register from now to December 7,2007
- The day of contest: December 9 to 16, 2007 (supporting expenditure for Read the rest of this entry »
Countdown begins for Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary
Posted by thanhson in Destinations, Festivals, Travel news, Vietnam Culture on June 4, 2010
The capital city will soon begin counting down the days until the 1,000th anniversary of its founding in 1010 with the name Thang Long.
“To help residents and visitors count, a giant digital clock will be put in place on January 13, said Pham Quang Long, director of the Ha Noi Department of Culture and Information.
Flower festival marks city’s millennial birthday
Posted by thanhson in Destinations, Travel news, Vietnam Culture on May 28, 2010
A flower festival will be held in the relic site of the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi to usher in the capital city’s 1,000th birthday from May 1 to October 30.
At a press briefing on April 28 in Hanoi, the organising board said that the festival is part of the “Space of Arts” programme developed by the XQ Vietnam Company and the Co Loa-Hanoi Citadel Relics Management Board.
Vietnam Gift Festival to take place in Vung Tau
Posted by thanhson in Destinations, Travel news, Vietnam Culture on May 28, 2010
Vietnam’s first-ever Gift Festival will be held from November 17-21 in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.
The above announcement came from Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ho Van Nien on April 14.
The event will feature over 300 stalls, Read the rest of this entry »
Over 300 journalists to attend Hue Festival 2010
Posted by thanhson in Destinations, Festivals, Travel news on May 28, 2010
Three hundred journalists from 43 domestic and foreign press agencies have registered to cover the Hue Festival 2010.
In recent times, wide coverage has been given by domestic press agencies, including Radio the Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Television, the Thanh Nien (Young People), Tuoi Tre (Youth) and Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) newspapers.
International cuisine festival to open in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Posted by thanhson in Festivals, Travel news, Vietnam Cuisines on May 28, 2010
The World Culture and Cuisine Festival 2010 will take place in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau from May 21-25.
According to organisers, 50 countries have so far registered to participate in the large festival that features not only the cuisine but also the culture of those countries.
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