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VietNamNet Bridge – A visitor amazed at the mysterious Ha Long Bay of thousands of charming islands will find the scene of 60 granite islands circling the Nha Trang sea a good reminder, even though on a much lesser scale. Nowadays, tourism has become the key industry in the region, so islands have been divided into the northern and southern sections to better serve travelers. Islands to the south seem more exciting with Tri Nguyen Aquarium, a living museum of the marine life in...

VietNamNet Bridge – It’s no secret that Sa Pa Town is one of the country’s most beloved tourist destinations for local and international travellers but as traffic increases, so does the burden on the town’s service industry. It is thus heartening to hear that authorities in Sa Pa town in Lao Cai Province are planning to open more tourism sites and facilities to attract and accommodate those who flock here. Last year, the town saw 320,000 tourists stay in the 20,000...

VietNamNet Bridge – The East-West Economic Corridor, in reality a 1,450-kilonieter-long road, connects Danang City in Vietnam with large cities of Laos and Thailand. The corridor has potentials in historical, cultural, and ecological tourism. Nowadays, a traveler has only to buy a packaged tour along the corridor to explore natural beauties of many countries, or even design a trip by himself. Tourists are suggested to begin the journey in Danang City in the early morning, go...

VietNamNet Bridge – Speech after speech usher in the national tourism year in Can Tho City, followed by the opening ceremony made colorful with vivid dances and music shows on the stage. Behold! Attending the much-touted opening event are officials and invited guests only, while the public including tourists are left out. Ironically, it is tourists that are the main subjects of national tourism years organized annually on a rotational basis in different provinces across the...

VietNamNet Bridge – Situated some seven kilometers north of the center of Pleiku City, Bien Ho in Gia Lai Province, so named as the lake is as immense as ocean, is a nice destination for people who love both mountains and the vast of ocean. Bien Ho (Sea Lake), also known as To Nung or la Nueng lake, indeed is an oval-shaped crater lake lying between a valley circled by thousands of green pine trees. The scenery there is so poetic that many artists usually compare the lake to the...

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang City and the adjacent province of Quang Nam have agreed to co-operate for developing into a major economic hub, with focus on tourism. Under the agreement they will link up their tourist and cultural festivals in the next two years. They also plan to join hands with Thua Thien-Hue Province for the "Three localities, One destination" programme and popularise tourist products, natural spots, and historical and cultural heritages of the central...

This is a ritual that is performed to make contact with certain deities, in this case Dao Mau, the Vietnamese Mother Goddess. Quietly we sit at the entrance and listen to the voices of the Hat Van singers and the music of dan nguyet (moon-shaped lute) drift over our heads, into the valley and out across the waters. (Source: Time-out)

Despite the rain and chilly temperature outside, inside the Xua va Nay Bar (Past and Present Bar) on Le Loi Street in Hoi An the atmosphere is rather snug. Tourists sip their wine in the bar’s small library or check out the showroom displaying antiques and a variety of phonographs made in the early 19th century. It’s a typically laid back and enjoyable evening in the old town. At the bar I meet Michael Hey, a tourist from the UK, who confesses he’s smitten. He’s fallen for a...