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Tam Giang Lagoon: a place to explore indigenous culture

February 1st, 2012

Tam Giang Lagoon is where the Huong, Bo and O Lau Rivers meet before they flow into the sea through Thuan An estuary in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. Many traditional craft villages are situated along these three rivers and the natural beauty and nearby mangrove forests have made the lagoon a popular tourist [...]

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Trekking up Nui Dai Nam Gieng

February 1st, 2012

Nui Dai Nam Gieng (Long Mountain, Five Wells) in An Giang Province is famous for old wells and ancient temples where travelers can hear mysterious folklores and get closer to nature. Tourists visit Ba Temple on Nui Dai Nam Gieng in An Giang Province Located in Phu Hoa Hamlet, An Phu Commune, Tinh Bien District [...]

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Peaceful Moc Chau before the spring

December 29th, 2011

The mountainous district of Moc Chau in Son La Province has been an ideal destination for those who seek for peace or romantic getaways. Surrounded by hills planted with tea, Moc Chau, which is 190 kilometres northwest of Hanoi, looks charming in the fog and the cold of the forest. Many believe that this is [...]

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Pho Hien – Hoi An of the north

December 29th, 2011

Pho Hien is a historical site in Hung Yen Province, about 70 kilometres southeast of Hanoi.  In the 15th to 18th centuries it was a famous merchant port in Vietnam and it was a small historic town on the banks of the Red River. Especially, the prosperous time of Pho Hien was associated with the [...]

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Vietnam, off the beaten path

November 30th, 2011

Tourists often overlook the beautiful scenery in the Northern provinces, that lie between Sapa to the west, and China to the north and west. Vietnam, though comparable in size to Finland, Norway or Germany, may feel like a huge country with a multitude of tourist destinations known as thousands of miles of coastline, mountains, river [...]

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An Bang listed among world’s most beautiful beaches

November 30th, 2011

An Bang Beach in Cam An ward, Hoi An City, has been listed among the world’s top 50 most beautiful beaches by CNNGo Asian tourism magazine. To keep the beach clean and beautiful, hundreds of local people, youths and students volunteered to clear up and protect the environment surrounding the beach on November 4. Dinh [...]

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One night for fantasies in Mai Chau

November 30th, 2011

Stepping out of the mini bus, surrounded by huge hills and lush green fields stretching as far as the eyes can see, the first thing I noticed was the significant improvement in the air quality. Although there are still many motorbikes darting about, I felt as if I could once again breathe! Mai Chau (Vietnamese: [...]

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Sand dunes in Quang Binh Province

November 4th, 2011

The sand dunes in the central province of Quang Binh often remind people of blazing sun, hot, dry westerly wind from Laos to Central Vietnam and flying sand. However, they also create wonderful landscapes. Under the different natural effects of wind, rain, sun and water, the white sand dunes create many charming “paintings” which are [...]

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Amazing rocky walls in Cham Islet

November 4th, 2011

When touring Cham Islet, or Cu Lao Cham in the ancient city of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province you are bewitched by splendid landscapes with wonderful sandy beaches, forested hills and the glorious clear, blue sea. A view of Cham islet in Hoi An ancient town, Quang Nam Province The location is a popular [...]

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Sa Huynh culture displayed at Quang Nam museum

October 11th, 2011

Hundreds of valuable antiques, including jewelry thousands of years old, will soon be put on display at Sa Huynh Museum in Quang Nam Province. Sa Huynh culture’s jewelry thousands of years old Pham Xuan Long, owner of this private museum, said the museum is currently curating and cataloguing the exhibition, and hopes to open it [...]

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