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

Visiting Phuoc Tich village

Phuoc Tich Village in Thua Thien-Hue Province has retained the features of a 500-year old Vietnamese village, being home to banyan trees, wells and temples.

The village is some 40km north of Hue City. Phuoc Tich was established in 1470 under King Le Thanh Tong. The village is located…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 27, 2013 at 3:04am — No Comments

Travel to Dien Bien and come back to the Great Victory of Dien Bien Phu

Dien Bien- Vietnam is well- known nationwide and worldwide because of the Dien Bien Phu Battle in 1954 . Remarkably, this is the place where Vietnamese people defeated the French Colonist with the Great Victory of Dien Bien Phu. 

Nowadays, a huge number of foreign tourists, especially the French Veterans are attracted to Dien Bien in Vietnam travel…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 27, 2013 at 2:57am — No Comments

Bai Hom - Neglected island in Khanh Hoa

On a weekend, singer Pham Anh Khoa invited his friend to his hometown for a summer vacation trip. All gathered in a place of Khanh Hoa before joining a boat to come to a neglected island and playing the role of Robinson.

In fact, the destination is Bai Hom – is a 5ha wide valley which is in the middle of stone mountains (50m and 100m high). In order to come here, visitors have to use a coach from Ba Ngoi township (Cam Ranh,…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 27, 2013 at 2:54am — No Comments

Gold-leaf makes craft in Kieu Ki

Situated on the northern bank of the Red River, Kieu Ki is considered as the unique village in Vietnam still performing the standard craft of manufacturing gold leaf. The dexterity of Kieu Ki artisans is created in pagodas and temples where statues are covered with thin gold leaf.

On the road to…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 20, 2013 at 12:27am — No Comments

A trip to Salangane Island

As Salangane Island is far from the mainland, tours need to depart very early in the day and so we woke up bright and early to be at Cau Da Wharf at 6:30 a.m. for our great trip.

Nha Trang is a tourist attraction however tourists who travel to Vietnam sometimes overlook one of its treasures – the kingdom of…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 20, 2013 at 12:00am — No Comments

The Highest Pass in Vietnam- Hai Van Pass

Traveling to Vietnam and visiting Hai Van Pass, which lies on highway No. 1 on the border between Thua Thien-Hue province and Danang City, tourists will get the chance to discover peace, quiet and history along the way.

Hai Van Pass is not only one of the most scenic hillside roads in Vietnam but also the highest pass in the country.

The meaning of Hai Van is wind and cloud or sea…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 17, 2013 at 12:00am — No Comments

Tourists willing to pay more for food, attractions

Foreign tourists to Vietnam are willing to pay more for local food, resorts, and interesting places that offer new cultural experiences, a recent survey by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has found.

 

Particularly, 69 per cent of the respondents say they would love to open their pocketbooks to enjoy the Vietnamese culinary diversity, while 65 per cent would do so to explore interesting tourism…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 17, 2013 at 12:00am — No Comments

Visiting the historic guerilla base of Minh Dam

Located on Chau Long-Chau Vien Mountain, not too far from the well-known five-star beach resort of Anoasis (Long Dat District, Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province), is Minh Dam which was a guerilla base during wartime (1933-1975).

 

Ba Ria–Vung Tau, Chau Long-Chau Vien Mountain, guerilla base of Minh Dam, Long Hai Beach, war museum

A view of Minh Dam Mountain.

Thanks to its advantageous…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 14, 2013 at 12:34am — No Comments

The most beautiful beaches in Vietnam

Let’s explore the most romantic beaches in Vietnam this summer!

1. Tra Co, Mong Cai

Tra Co beach is relatively unspoiled and unpolluted as well as not being too rapidly urbanized. The coastline here is long, wide with big waves, and romantic sunsets. Visiting Tra Co beach, visitors can also enjoy fresh seafood caught from the sea.

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 14, 2013 at 12:33am — No Comments

Hang Gon Ancient Tomb

The tomb is one of the most featured heritages of “DolMen” type in Southeast Asia.

Hang Gon Ancient Tomb

It’s a ranked cultural heritage which represents the ancient culture appearing 2.500 years ago. Hang Gon ancient tomb was discovered by Mr. Bouchot J., a French engineer, when the inter-province road number two connecting Long Khanh – Ba Ria was opened in 1927.  

 

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 9, 2013 at 12:22am — No Comments

The Unique Clay Pagoda in Vietnam

In 1929, Mr. Kim Tong Ngo, the forth abbot of the pagoda, after one time suffering from strong illness, dreamed of Buddha. In the dream, he received the Buddha’s suggestion so he decided to remodel and renovate the pagoda by using clay to mold the worshipping statues, mascots instead of bronze casting or engraving wood.

The Unique Clay Pagoda in Vietnam

Clay Pagoda is actually named Buu Son Pagoda. The pagoda was established by the Ngo family more than 200 years ago for their at-home…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 9, 2013 at 12:22am — No Comments

Dalat - A Classic Train

For a long time tourists to Da Lat often toured the mountainous city by walking, biking, carriage riding or driving an old Vespa. Now they can take another means of transport - the classic train that will surely bring a wonderful experience. It is a really good chance for any visitor to behold the charming plateau city on the old train running slowly along mountain slopes, through flower farms, hamlets and hills of pine trees.

To turn…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 7, 2013 at 12:25am — No Comments

Dai Lai lake - an ideal tourist rendezvous

Dai Lai Lake (Vinh Phuc) is about 50km away from the center of Hanoi. This has become an ideal attraction for a long times with the blue vast lake and the majestic Tam Dao mountain range in the distance…

Poetic Dai Lai Lake seen from Flamingo beach

Dai Lai Lake is a large artificial lake. Formerly, the lake is a fertile valley lying between a mountain range Lizard, one side of the hills gradually…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 7, 2013 at 12:25am — No Comments

Long cake emits scent of glutinous rice

Different from other kinds of glutinous rice cake, Hai Duong’s Long cake has a light flavor, sweet-smelling, buttery and hot taste of puffed glutinous rice, ginger, roasted peanuts and sugar. The product of An Phu and An Sinh upland communes, though not widely known, is unforgettable for those who have tried it.

It takes a lot of time and energy to make Long cake. And the cake can hardly be made by just one person. Before casting in the mould, some…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 2, 2013 at 12:17am — No Comments

Admire the beauty of Stork Island in Hai Duong

The stork island that is located in Chi Lang Nam commune, Thanh Mien district and stays about 25km far from Hai Duong city, is an ideal place for nature lovers.

Explaining the name, local people said that the village has a small island located in the middle of broad lake with ten thousands of storks and herons residing and nesting. With an area of more than 3,000m2, the stork island is home to 15,000 storks and more than 5,000 herons of various…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 2, 2013 at 12:12am — No Comments

Phong Nha cave listed among top world destinations

Vietnam’s world heritage Phong Nha cave in the central province of Quang Binh has been certificated as one of world’s best destinations by the US famous tourism website TripAdvisor.

According to Le Thanh Loi, Director of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, the grotto is rated 4.5 of 5 points for successful tourism sites in terms of professionalism, service style, and spectacular natural sights.…

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Added by nguyen to loan on August 2, 2013 at 12:09am — No Comments

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