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Halong bay view On December 14th 1994, at the 18th session of the World Heritage Commission in Phuket-Thailand, Ha Long Bay was inscribed in the World Heritage List by UNESCO. The decision to recognize Ha Long Bay as a World Heritage area confirmed the exceptional and universal value of its landscape. For Vietnamese people Ha [...]
At a tourist booth at the international airport, arriving foreigners are offered enticing brochures, including a thick little booklet with a lovely pastel urban lake scene on the cover and the incongruous title: “Hanoi, City of Tourism.” Sapa field, Incongruous, because for many Americans, what was once the capital of North Vietnam evokes different images. [...]
A vacation to Southeast Asia is a bargain hunter’s paradise, once you get past the airfare prices. Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City can provide travelers with worldwide cuisine, tailor-made shopping deals, and bustling nightlife, all on the cheap. The U.S. dollar will get you about 18,685 Vietnamese dong (as of press time), and many travelers [...]
For the Vietnamese people, Tet is the most sacred time of the year. Peach Flowers of Tet – Vietnamese Lunar New Year On lunar New Year’s Eve, each member of a family and of society exchange sincere good wishes, strengthening common cultural ties. Tet is also time to reflect on the spiritual life. In Hanoi, [...]
Some 70 per cent of Vietnam’s population is engaged in agriculture, which uses over 20 per cent of the country’s area and produces 15 per cent of its GDP. Farmer in Northern Vietnam – Copywrite Brenda Sunno Vietnam has two huge deltas: the Mekong in the south and the Red River in the north. From [...]
The author has an unforgetable experience when she arrived Hanoi. A barbershop on the streets of Hanoi It’s an act of faith! Crossing the street in the city of Hanoi in Vietnam is an experience I will never forget. The roads are literally wall to wall traffic. Motorcycles, bicycles, rickshaws, cars, hand carts, buses, cars, [...]
Halong Bay, Vietnam. We board a nice boat with cabins with bathrooms. It is misty and the islands are grey ghosts. I do not lock my cabin. The crew notices and approve my trust in them. We stop at a tourist site. Indochina Sails on Halong Bay Coming back to the boat I see small [...]
It was my fourth visit to Ha Long Bay, but the first time my mother and I could together float on the sea, from sunset to sunrise on a large wooden junk. by Cam Giang Follow the leader: Holidaymakers explore limestone rock formations in Ha Long Bay. Kayaking is just one of many activities tour [...]