There’s no wrong time to visit Vietnam. The country has a tropical monsoon climate, with the south or southwesterly monsoon dominating from May to September and the northeast monsoon from October to April. So figuring out the best time to visit Vietnam depends on which parts of the country you want to visit – unless […]
Read More...VIETNAMESE CULTURE
Vietnam spent a 1,000 years under Chinese rule and inevitably that had a major impact on the Country. When Vietnam gained independence from China in the 10th Century and began to spread its territory into the Champa Kingdom, now Central Vietnam and into parts of the Khmer Empire further south. The arrival of European […]
Read More...6 things you must know before coming to Hanoi
1. Ha Trung street is the best place for exchanging money. 2. Walking street is organized every weekends from 7pm on Friday until the midnight of Sunday at Hoan Kiem lake This is the place for cultural activities, street music, festivals…If you master any skills, you can perform. It’s completely free as long as what […]
Read More...Why Vietnamese pho is one of the best hangover cures
Nobody likes a dry throat or a thumping headache after drinking, so Lonely Planet suggests a few ways to heal a hangover. “A type of Vietnamese soup, typically made from beef stock and spices to which noodles and thinly sliced beef or chicken are added.” That’s the definition you get from Google when you type […]
Read More...32 hr Drug Smuggling Bus to Hanoi
…SM booking office deserves a spot on this post; her own paragraph for that matter. Ms. Pham was the nicest lady that I met my entire trip in Asia, and maybe even the nicest woman I’ve ever met in my life. To start, she gave Max and I an amazing deal on our Sa Pa […]
Read More...Hue to hold hot air balloon festival
The festival will take place at Ngo Mon Square in the former imperial capital from April 28 to May 1, featuring ten hot air balloons from the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, and Viet Nam. Visitors can take a balloon ride to see Hue City from a different perspective. In addition, numerous […]
Read More...Hanoi: Transport from Noi Bai airport to Hanoi
As the first time travellers to Hanoi, you might want to know which the best option to reach the centre Hanoi is after your arrival in Noi Bai airports. To keep your trip going smoothly, read some tips and transport information to get the centre Hanoi within a budget but still comfortably. 1. City BUS […]
Read More...Private toilets open their doors to tourists for free in central Vietnam
Visitors can now relieve themselves in many offices, hotels and restaurants in Hue without charge or embarrassment. Office buildings, government agencies, cafés and hotels in Vietnam’s former capital Hue are being encouraged to open their toilet doors to tourists and locals in response to complaints that there aren’t enough public facilities. In response to the […]
Read More...Tourism firms see red as new ban sinks kayaking in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay
Operators lament that the ban takes effect almost immediately, leaving them scrambling to make changes to their scheduled tours. The decision by local authorities to ban all kayaking trips in the world-renowned Ha Long Bay last week has come as an unpleasant surprise for many tourism firms. Ha Long authorities announced the decision last Wednesday […]
Read More...Hanoi Street food
There’s no doubt visitors to Hanoi – especially the food-centric ones – notice the constant presence of edible stuff on their strolls around the Old Quarter and further afield. Street-side meat, bicycles laden with fruit and vegetables, simmering pots of stock on doorsteps, boiling kettles, tipping teapots, sacks overflowing with rice – the streets are […]
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