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Pilgrimage during Tet[Code: 4035]
15:36' 26/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – To serve the huge demand of both local and overseas Vietnamese who often make pilgrimage trips during the Lunar New Year holidays, or Tet, Tourist companies have launched two special tours that offer all needed services for such visitors and take them to tourist sites of the South and North regions.
A view of Halong Bay....
Philippines says hello to Vietnamese travelers[Code: 4034]
16:08' 26/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The Philippine Department of Tourism is working with its partners over an aggressive campaign called Xin Chao Philippines (Hello Philippines) aimed at promoting the country’s tourist attractions in the small but emerging Vietnamese market.
This was the first major tourism promotion campaign ever launched in Vietnam, said Miriam V. Melgar, business unit director of DRAFTFCB Vietnam, which...
Tourist balloon trialed in Nha Trang[Code: 4033]
18:47' 25/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge - A balloon, aimed at tourists, is being tested out at Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, on January 23.
The balloon is scheduled to begin official operation on the 80 th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 2, 2010.
This is the first tourist balloon in Nha Trang from which people can get an aerial view of the city and one of the world’s most beautiful bays.
The 1.2...
Top of the world[Code: 4032]
11:45' 23/01/2010 (GMT+7)
Tat Thanh packs her hiking boots and heads for Sapa before attempting to trek to the highest point in Vietnam
How would it feel to be standing at the summit of Fansipan – the “roof of Indochina ”? It’s a question I’ve often wondered so when I hear that my colleagues from EVN Telecom are signing up for a trek to the top of Vietnam ’s highest mountain I decide my moment has...
Quiet cafe shop in bustling heart of Saigon[Code: 4031]
18:39' 22/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – At La Dolce Vita in downtown Saigon’s ancient Hotel Continental Saigon, the sound of coffee dripping from the filter can be heard despite the ruckus from the street as this terrace café is partly sheltered from the city noise by a low brick wall and is situated at an angle that deflects a good part of the din, thus differentiating it from other cafés and bars on Dong Khoi Street....
Hallowed ground[Code: 4030]
10:59' 23/01/2010 (GMT+7)
Lam Kinh was once the second capital of Dai Viet and home to a rich array of outstanding structures built by the posterior Le Dynasty.
The youngest of three sons, Le Loi hailed from Lam Son in northern-Vietnam (Thanh Hoa province today), which was formerly a frontier of Dai Viet ( Vietnam ) and far from the royal court’s sphere of influence.
Born in 1385, Le Loi grew...
Da Nang museum grows into centrepiece of Cham culture[Code: 4029]
18:49' 22/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The Champa Museum, located by the Han River in downtown Da Nang, is one of the most popular destinations for foreign tourists to the central city.
The entrance to the Champa Museum in Da Nang.
Built in 1915 it houses nearly 2,000 sculptures made by the Indian-influenced Cham civilisation that...
Singapore to help Vietnam build terminals for cruise tourism[Code: 4028]
12:31' 21/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The Singapore Tourism Board and tourism entrepreneurs will make their second fact-finding trip to Vietnam this quarter for a survey to help the country build terminals for cruise ships considered vital for developing the cruise tourism industry, an official said.
Vietnam welcomed nearly 300,000 cruise passengers in 2002 but...
New air routes opened to save flight times[Code: 4027]
17:38' 21/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The government has permitted Vietnam Airlines to set up four new air routes from Vietnam to Laos and Cambodia .
The new routes comprise Na San – Ladon – Aksag , Nam Ha – Vilao – Pakse, Cam Ranh – Mesox and Phu Cat – Bunta.
The Na San – Ladon – Aksag will help shorten flights from Hanoi to...
Back to good old days of banh chung, banh tet[Code: 4026]
17:41' 21/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The apricot and peach trees in early bloom signal the advent of Vietnam’s biggest holiday of the year, or Tet. Around the country, families are preparing glutinous rice and other ingredients to make banh chung and banh tet for this Lunar New Year.
A Vietnamese family wrap banh tet.
Staff of the...
Viking launches biking tour to Cambodia, Thailand[Code: 4025]
14:52' 20/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Viking Travel and Media in HCMC has just launched a special tour to Cambodia and Thailand by bicycle, with the first tour to start from the city on March 15.
The tour will be highly challenging for tourists, who will have to ride 960 kilometers for nine days on end from HCMC before ending up in Bangkok, where they will have the tenth day for rest and shopping before flying back to HCMC on the...
Leaning Chinese architecture at That Phu Temple[Code: 4024]
18:04' 20/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta’s Vinh Long Province is famous for its endless orchards of grapefruit, mango, orange, longan, rambutan, durian and its many cultural and historical sites, of which That Phu Temple is a striking example of Chinese architecture that is worth a visit.
A view of That Phu Temple in Vinh Long Province....
Peach blossoms in Hanoi[Code: 4023]
17:39' 19/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – At gardens in Nhat Tan, Hanoi, peach flowers are blossoming besides yellow kumquats while young girls in ao dai shine in the spring gardens.
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Ba Ho - a world of primitiveness[Code: 4022]
16:46' 19/01/2010 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – About 25 kilometers north of the central coast city of Nha Trang, Ba Ho tourist site is unfamiliar and strange yet fascinating.
A view of Ba Ho Lake in Nha Trang City.
The site, located in Ninh Ich Commune, Ninh Hoa District, is a stream flowing from a height of 660 meters and creating three lakes,...
TRAVEL IN BRIEF 15/12[Code: 4021]
17:06' 15/01/2010 (GMT+7)
Foreign troupes to perform in Hue
Forty foreign art troupes from 29 countries have registered to perform at the Hue Festival 2010 which will be held in the former imperial capital city between June 5 and 13. The main venues of the festival include the Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) Square, the Huong (Perfume) River and the Dai Noi (the...
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