Nguyen to loan's Blog – January 2013 Archive (16)

Pho Hien - Bustling Ancient Commercial Port

Pho Hien - Hung Yen is a bustling ancient commercial port with unique architectural complex of 60 historical remains, 100 engraved stelae as well as many temples and pagodas.

Pho Hien is located 60km from Ha Noi. To go there, take National Highway 5 to Pho Noi, then road 39A through rice fields and luxuriant gardens of longan trees.

From the 13* to the 15*…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 31, 2013 at 11:05pm — No Comments

Sam Son - Beautiful beach in Thanh Hoa

Traveling to Sam Son beach, tourists in Vietnam travel not only are strongly impressed by a long coastline of white sand beach, plentiful scenes, and historical vestiges, but also are always welcomed by friendly and hospitable people here. Especially, don’t miss the chance to enjoy delicious famous specialties of the northern province of Vietnam.

Driving 16km from the center of Thanh Hoa and 170 km from…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 31, 2013 at 10:54pm — No Comments

Railways changes tourists' look to attract

Travel firms have decided to spend big money to upgrade railroads in an effort to persuade more people to travel by railways.

Despite the great advantages, railway tourism has never attracted medium and high income travelers because of the inconvenience they may experience when going by train.



According to Vu Dinh Rau, Head of the Hanoi Railway Station, it served 200,000 passengers on 2012 Tet days in total. The Hanoi station receives…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 25, 2013 at 11:05pm — No Comments

Vietnamese Tet's flowers

Tet holidays are the days of relaxation, happiness and joy. And similar to pine tree for Christmas holiday in the West, Vietnamese also use many kinds of flowers and plants to decorate their house in this special period.

Some names can be listed out: Chrysanths, marigold, Mao Ga flower, paperwhite flower, lavender, to name a few. Some people nowadays even use orchid and rose, although this is not yet popular. And above all, there are 3 kinds of…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 25, 2013 at 11:02pm — No Comments

Vietnam Identity Dinh Yen mat village in Southern Vietnam

Situated about 33km away from Sa Dec Town in Dong Thap Province, Dinh Yen Village has been famous nationwide for its traditional mat-making craft which has existed for nearly 100 years. The Village, near the Hau River, is now an attractive tourist address.

Coming here, tourists will have a chance to attend the village’s market where millions of products of different kinds from the Cuu Long River delta and the eastern area of Southern…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 22, 2013 at 10:46pm — No Comments

Da Lat - The city of thousand flowers

Dalat city is located in Lam Dong province, on the Lam Vien Plateau, at an altitude of 1500 m above sea level and the natural area: 393.29 km ². Dalat in the highlands Lang Biang, northern province of Lam Dong, on the north, next to the Dalat district of Luoyang, the eastern and southeastern borders with Don Duong district, west and southwest border with 2 Lam Ha and Duc Trong district.

Da Lat is the locality of residence of the Creek, or all of Lang Biang Plateau, an area…
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Added by nguyen to loan on January 22, 2013 at 10:42pm — No Comments

Sapa with the rice planting season

Rice planting season is considered as the most beautiful season in the Sapa Highland's and it has always attracted a large number of photographers and young tourists.

Sapa

For the last number of weeks and for about another week more, Sapa residents are busy growing rice. It's an interesting season to go to Sapa as tourists of…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 16, 2013 at 10:34pm — No Comments

Travel services in Vietnam tours

With the number of travel services in Vietnam, you may find yourself confused with which agency to trust. Planning a trip can drain all the excitement if you choose the wrong tour operators. Good things are custom cruises and tours that will take you to the most unforgettable Vietnam travel destinations.

The problem with most agencies is that they take you to tourist attractions without considering that individual travelers…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 16, 2013 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Ba Be Lake - “Precious Jade of Vietnam”

Lying in the middle of a vast limestone mountain range of Ba Be District, Bac Kan Province, 240km from the north-west of Hanoi.Ba Be Lake is dubbed a "precious jade of Vietnam” and one of 500 lakes recognised as worthy of attention.

Ba Be itself is actually three smaller lakes joined together including Pe Lam, Pe Lu and Pe Leng. The climate is cool with an average temperature of 22oC. The best time for visitors in…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 13, 2013 at 10:49pm — No Comments

Thien Mu Pagoda - The legend about a fairy woman

It's the most ancient, beautiful and wonderful architectural pagoda in the area of Hue.

Thien Mu Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Thiên Mụ; also called Linh Mụ,") is a historic temple in the city of Hue city in Vietnam. Its pagoda has seven storeys and is the tallest in Vietnam. The temple is often the subject of folk rhymes and Ca Dao about Hue, such…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 13, 2013 at 10:44pm — No Comments

Foodies of Hoi An

Hoi An boasts some of the best food I've eaten on my trip thus far. For whatever reason, this little town claims a few delectable dishes as unique to their town alone.

The first is White Rose, a simple but outstanding meat and shrimp dumpling steamed in a rice dough that somewhat resembles a white rose.



White Rose dumplings

Second is Cao Lau, a noodle and beef soup with bean sprouts and fresh herbs…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 10, 2013 at 10:13pm — No Comments

VietKings announced its top 10 outstanding events

The Vietnam Book of Records (VietKings) in Ho Chi Minh City on January 9 announced its top ten events during 2012.

1. Ten Vietnamese dishes won Asian Record’s Organisation (ARO)’s recognition in August 2012 for their gastronomic importance to the region. 



The dishes include Pho (noodle served with beef and chicken), Bun cha (rice noodle served with grilled pork), Bun thang (rice vermicelli served with chicken, fried egg…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 10, 2013 at 10:10pm — No Comments

Ba Na Village in Central Highlands

Ba Na village has a special feature of beautiful wooden stilt houses with unique staircases made by the local people themselves. 

Ba Na village is situated in the central highlands, Kon Tum province. This local village is featured with beautiful wooden stilt houses with unique staircases made by the local people…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 6, 2013 at 11:48pm — No Comments

Muong Ethnic Group Cultural Space Museum in Hoa Binh

7 kilometers from Hòa Bình city center and 70 kilometers north of Hanoi stands the Muong Ethnic Group Cultural Space Museum, the first private museum in Hoa Binh province, and the only museum in Vietnam devoted to Muong culture.

The first thing visitors see is water spilling over rock formation into a stream flanked by rice mortars, a reflection of the…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 6, 2013 at 11:46pm — No Comments

Tiên Yên District First Chicken Hill

"Pig Mong Cai, Hà, Tiên Yên Chicken Swamp girl", was to Quang Ninh is that you will be ...

Tiên Yên district is a district in Quang Ninh province. From Ha Long, according to national highway 18 North backwards will meet the First 70 km. Here comes the dishes of chicken Hill Tru.



Boiled chicken

Chicken Hill…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 4, 2013 at 2:31am — No Comments

Trang An eco-tourism site

Located in the centre of the province of Ninh Binh, 80 km from the city of Hanoi to the south, Trang An is a complex of scenic landscapes and historical and cultural heritages.

Trang An boasts a system of adjoining limestone mountains and valleys belonging to the ancient ocean branch of the Tethys from China into Vietnam, on an area of around 10,000 ha, including three areas: Trang An eco-tourism site, Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourism site and Hoa Lu…

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Added by nguyen to loan on January 4, 2013 at 2:20am — No Comments

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