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Indochina Sails's Blog – January 2013 Archive (4)

TET - the biggest festival in Vietnam

TET, Vietnamese New Year, occurs somewhere in the last ten days of January or the first twenty days of February, nearly halfway between winter solstice and spring equinox. This year (2013), Vietnam celebrates Tet on Feb 10th as the first day of the Lunar New Year. Although the Lunar New Year is observed throughout East Asia, each country celebrates Vietnamese New Year in its own way in conformity with its own national psyche and cultural conditions.

For the Vietnamese…

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Added by Indochina Sails on January 31, 2013 at 3:12am — No Comments

The Fishermen of Halong Bay, Vietnam

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharial Nehru

Mesmerizing panoramas of limestone karsts often covered with lush green vegetation. Adding to this backdrop was the ever present fishermen who live on these waters. We were never completely alone.

The put-put of their engines was the first indicator.…

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Added by Indochina Sails on January 23, 2013 at 2:15am — No Comments

Halong Bay‘s sunset praised on CNN

Thanks to its unique beauty, Halong Bay was selected as one of Asia’s top five tropical island paradises which possess the most beautiful sunset.

Sunset over Ha Long Bay

With this spirit of maritime adventure in mind, CNN asked Herman Ho, Boat Asia 2012 managing…

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Added by Indochina Sails on January 16, 2013 at 9:40pm — No Comments

Indochina Sails attends International Tourism Fair in Spain

Indochina Sails announces to attend the International Tourism Fair in Spain from January 30, 2013 to February 3, 2013. We welcomes all attendees to discuss about the possibilities of working together.

Indochina Sails is the first and biggest company to offer overnight cruises on the bay, now widely known as the number one choice…

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Added by Indochina Sails on January 10, 2013 at 10:32pm — No Comments