Tết Nguyên Đán, or simply Tết, is the most celebrated and important holiday in Vietnam. Tết rites begin with Ong Tao, one of a group of omniscient kitchen gods ...
Expats living in Vietnam will generally go through several phases. Once the honeymoon period is over, you will hear more and more complaints, justified or not. Our resident French ...
Mekong Quilts employs Vietnamese women in communities northeast of Ho Chi Minh City and Long My in the Mekong Delta.In addition, Mekong Quilts offers employment opportunities to Cambodian ...
Our travel writer visits the Emperor Jade Pagoda, one of the most famous landmark in Saigon. You may also want to read our complete list of the Best ...
On June 20, 1894, in a modest cottage set in the backdrop of Hong Kong’s hospital, Alexandre Yersin, 31, looks at his microscope. What he sees frightens him: ...
Around the corridors of the Reunification Palace rush the last employees and soldiers loyal to the regime of South Vietnam, in an atmosphere of desperation while explosions and ...
Just beyond an innocuous looking colonial style porch on Ho Chi Minh City’s Hai Ba Trung street stands a reminder of it’s colonial past. The restaurant “The Refinery” ...
Tết Nguyên Đán, or simply Tết, is the most celebrated and important holiday in Vietnam. Tết rites begin with Ong Tao, one of a group of omniscient kitchen gods ...
True rainforest of South Vietnam Cat Tien National Park is located in the centre of three provinces: Dong Nai, Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc. Threatened by human activity, ...
Relatively unknown and free of mass tourism, the coastal city of Quy Nhon (the capital of Binh Dinh province in central Vietnam) will seduce those who love to ...
People keep asking me: when is the best time to travel to Saigon? When to visit Vietnam? If you, too, want to know what the climate is like ...
If you’re passing through the Mekong Delta, make a detour and head for the archipelagos off the Ha Tien coast, about 350 km from Ho Chi Minh City. ...
"Hello, this gentleman would like to send a package. Can you help him, please?". I overheard a Vietnamese guide directing a tourist to an employee at Saigon Central ...
There’s a purplish tinge to the morning air. A fog surrounds Saigon’s famous Ben Thanh Market. Near its entrance, fitness buffs are engaged in a rousing choreography of gymnastics ...
Located 200km’s east of Saigon, the Cape of Ke Ga is located near Tan Thanh’s village in Binh Thuan Province. It is a haven of peace yet to ...
Peaceful and mysterious, Kontum lies inland, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia. Here, you may feel as if you’ve reached the end of the world. Traditional ways ...
Hanoi’s Snake Village of Le Mat The villagers of Le Mat, just 7 km northeast of central Hanoi, welcome many curious travellers craving a different type of lunch, ...
The Museum of Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi Widely known as the “Hanoi Hilton”, a nickname used by Americans during the Vietnam War, Hoa Lo Prison was originally ...
Video source: City Pass Guide | IAMHCMC Tourists often regard it as one of the most beautiful places in Vietnam. Located near the Chinese border, Ha Giang offers ...
The Cu Chi Tunnels are a huge system of underground tunnels in the area of Củ Chi, one of the five suburban districts of Ho Chi Minh City ...
