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Call of the ocean
A kitesurfing contest will be held at Nha Trang Sea Festival 2009, June 6-12.
Get set for the cultural festivities and record-breaking attempts that will heat up the central coastal city of Nha Trang this June.
Beautiful beaches, plush resorts and excellent scuba-diving have earned Nha Trang the tag as the most popular destination for local and [...]
An island unto itself
The untouched beauty of Cau Island in the central province of Binh Thuan.
Want to escape from it all? Well, Cau Island has nothing… nothing except for pristine natural beauty.
Definitely bring a picnic and a tent, as you won’t find a piece of civilization on Cau Island.
Only 1,500 meters long and 700 meters wide at [...]
Discovering ancient Vinh Hung Tower in Bac Lieu
The demand for travel is growing as more people have the financial means to satisfy their curiosity about exotic cultures.
A view of Vinh Hung Tower in Bac Lieu province.
There are many types of holidays from which to chose; while some prefer sight-seeing trips in natural environments, others are more interested in visiting ancient towers, pagodas [...]
New culinary and entertainment programs for children
Hotels, restaurants and tourist sites in HCMC are preparing culinary and entertainment programs to serve little revelers on International Children’s Day on June 1.
* Grand Hotel (8 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, tel: 3824 5771)
Golden Palace Restaurant will prepare an Oriental seafood buffet party with more than 45 seafood dishes together with many traditional Japanese, [...]
Ha Long Bay rolls in NewOpenWorld poll
Ha Long Bay was declared one of the 25 most wonderful seascapes in the world on the website of NewOpenWorld on May 25.
The bay joins Cox’s Bazaar beach of Bangladesh, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Entering the second phase of the NewOpenWorld’s poll of the seven new world natural wonders are [...]
A fisherman’s dream of building an eco-tourist site
Duong Van Vi, a 40-year-old fisherman, has opened a restaurant on Binh Thuan’s Phu Quy Island, to provide tourists to the coastal city with an ideal venue for enjoying seafood while admiring the surrounding scenery.
A view of Long Vi Restaurant on Phu Quy Island in Binh Thuan Province.
Affectionately known by locals as “a fisherman doing [...]
Jetstar Pacific cancels Hanoi-Can Tho flights
The low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific on May 26 announced it would stop offering Hanoi-Can Tho flights as of June 1.
The airline said it will close this air route to focus on more lucrative routes, for example Hanoi-Da Nang, Hanoi-HCM City, HCM City-Da Nang. The firm will add one more flight per week on these routes.
Other [...]
The village of festivals
Kon K’Tu, a community in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, is renowned for its many festivals and pristine beauty.
The ancient village of Kon K’Tu boasts spectacular natural beauty with rugged mountains and gentle babbling brooks. Located in Dak Ro Wa Commune of Kon Tum Town, 600km north of Ho Chi Minh City, Kon [...]






