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Letters from Vietnam Author Jacqueline Lundquist Hosts Exclusive Tour to Vietnam.
When Jacqueline Lundquist’s father died mere months after returning from his tour of duty in Vietnam, he left behind a gap in her memory that was only filled much later by his many letters, sent as he served in the trenches in Southeast Asia. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Southeast Asia Travel
Continue reading...Jetstar Flies Direct (and Cheap) from Singapore to Hanoi, Vietnam Beginning December 15.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Image of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam courtesy of Jetstar, used with permission. Regional budget airline Jetstar is taking off from Singapore to Hanoi, beginning on December 15. The four-times-weekly services link Singapore to the ancient Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, with one-way Singapore-Hanoi Economy Starter fares beginning at SGD 128, or about US$99. … Read Full Post View full [...]
Continue reading...Dont Miss These Hotel Discounts from Now till December in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Image of Hanoi’s old district © Getty Images. Hanoi is an excellent city to visit, especially during the autumn months – the cold front in this northern Vietnamese city makes for crisp mornings and pleasant evenings, a far cry from the sweaty humidity that is par for the course elsewhere in the region. … Read Full Post View full [...]
Continue reading...Hotel Nikko Saigon, Vietnam Now Accepting Reservations in Advance of Dec 18 Launch.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Image of the Hotel Nikko Saigon courtesy of Nikko Hotels International. If you’re spending December in Saigon, er, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, check out the newest five-star hotel to hit the country’s business capital. Hotel Nikko Saigon, part of the Nikko Hotels International group, is opening its doors on December 18 and is [...]
Continue reading...One Long Week in Vietnam: An Extended Itinerary.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Image of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam © Mike Aquino, licensed to About.com. One week is barely enough to scratch the surface of Vietnam, but your guide was persistent (or foolhardy) enough to try. In this eight day itinerary, your guide took plane, train and bus across the length of Vietnam, traveling from Ho Chi [...]
Continue reading...Save On Your Vietnam Stay: Vietnam Hotels Offer Deep Discounts.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Image of Tu Duc tomb, Hue, Vietnam © Mike Aquino, licensed to About.com. Hotel discount fever’s hit Vietnam, too – a number of hotels are offering discounts of up to 30 percent for select visitors. The very short list after the jump features a handful of hotels from only three Vietnam cities – Hanoi, Hue, [...]
Continue reading...Anantara, Holiday Inn Express Break New Ground in Vietnam & Bali.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Image of Anantara Mui Ne Resort & Spa courtesy of Anantara. Visitors to Southeast Asia will be glad to know that two major names in the hospitality industry – Holiday Inn Express and Anantara – are adding new properties, both in countries where they’ve never been before. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Southeast Asia [...]
Continue reading...In Vietnam, Facebook’s Status is Uncertain.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Image © Getty Images. If you ask the authorities, Facebook is not banned at all in Vietnam, they’ve just, er, been having technical difficulties. Yeah, that’s the ticket. As BBC reported at the time, Facebook was first strangled in Vietnam in 2009. At the time, “State internet service provider FPT [was] working with foreign companies to [...]
Continue reading...Hanoi, Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh was Human After All.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Your guide on the grand staircase in the Ho Chi Minh Museum. Image © Jake Robillo, used with permission. I read an article on Wikipedia that humanized Ho Chi Minh for me, more than any museum, stilt house, or mausoleum could do: a short biography of Ho’s wife, who apparently was prevented from seeing him [...]
Continue reading...Checking Into the Hanoi Hilton, Vietnam.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Your humble guide in Stockade “E”, Hoa Lo Prison, Hanoi, Vietnam. Image © Jake Robillo, used with permission. Luxury was not a selling point of the “Hanoi Hilton” – as American “guests” of the Communist North Vietnamese prison system would sarcastically call the Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi, Vietnam. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com [...]
Continue reading...Six Senses Con Dao Opens in Vietnam this December 20.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Image courtesy of Six Senses Resorts & Spas, used with permission. On Monday, Six Senses Resorts & Spas opens Six Senses Con Dao, Vietnam, to the world. The new Six Senses resort offers 50 villas along a mile of sandy beach, sheltered by green forested hills. Every villa provides stunning view of the deep blue sea [...]
Continue reading...Tan Ky House – The Doors Have Eyes in Hoi An, Vietnam.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Image © Mike Aquino, licensed to About.com. You’ve heard the expression “the walls have ears”? In Hoi An, the doors have eyes, as evidenced in Tan Ky House on 101 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street in Hoi An, Vietnam. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Southeast Asia Travel
Continue reading...Still Standing: Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon, Vietnam.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Image © Jake Robillo, used with permission. The Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, is an increasingly rare reminder of the once-formidable presence of Roman Catholicism in Vietnam. Catholicism was introduced to Vietnam by the French, and maintained a toehold in this overwhelmingly Buddhist country. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com [...]
Continue reading...Where to Stay When in Hoi An, Vietnam.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Image of Hoi An Japanese Bridge © Mike Aquino, licensed to About.com. Visitors to Hoi An take two locations into consideration when choosing a Hoi An hotel or resort. They may want to stay close to Hoi An Old Town, or prefer close contact with Cua Dai beach, a few kilometers northeast of the town [...]
Continue reading...2010 Miss Earth to be Crowned in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The crowning of Miss Earth 2010 will take place in Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam, on December 4. Around 90 hopefuls from all over the world will be part of the parade of beauties, but only one will be crowned “Miss Earth”. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Southeast Asia Travel
Continue reading...This Aint the Muppets: Water Puppetry in Vietnam.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Image © Getty Images. Furry green hand-gloves emerging from trashcans? Feathered full-body suits? Pshaw. Muppets, take a hike: Vietnam’s water puppets are far more specialized, requiring waterproofed puppets, artful rigging, a live orchestra, and a sizeable body of water. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Southeast Asia Travel
Continue reading...Sands of Mui Ne, Vietnam.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Image of Mui Ne © Getty Images Mui Ne in Vietnam’s southern Binh Thuan Province is one of the country’s hottest beach spots – a curving stretch that attracts thousands every year for its prime surfing opportunities. The nearby sand dunes stretch for miles, a sprawling curiosity that draw visitors and vendors (see above) to the [...]
Continue reading...The Tank that Ended the Vietnam War – Reunification Palace, Saigon.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Image of tank on Reunification Palace grounds © Andrew Stevens / Creative Commons. This was where the Vietnam War ended: at the gates of the Reunification Palace in Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Southeast Asia Travel
Continue reading...In Central Vietnam, Hues Hotel Choices.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Image © Mike Aquino, licensed to About.com. The city of Hue is a major part of Vietnam’s tourist trail – open tour buses disgorge tourists onto Hue’s many hotels and take them up again for points beyond, including Hoi An two hours away or Hanoi a night’s travel to the north. … Read Full Post View full post on [...]
Continue reading...An Inauspicious Moment at Hue, Vietnam.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Image of Tu Duc’s Royal Tomb © Mike Aquino, licensed to About.com. I have a confession to make. I frickin’ HATE cyclo drivers. The nuts in Hue, Vietnam come to mind. Particularly one who followed me around the Hue city center, pestering me, tailing me to the Hue restaurant where I had the best Vietnamese lunch I [...]
Continue reading...A Trip to Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue, Vietnam.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Image © Mike Aquino, licensed to About.com. That’s me at the tail-end of my trip to Hue, Vietnam – sunburned from the unseemly sunny weather (Hue is notorious for its dreary climate for that time of the year), and wasted from a whole day’s worth of traipsing around tombs. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com [...]
Continue reading...The Law, Your Passport, and Vietnam Hotels.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Vietnam hotels are almost unique in the world, in that they require guests to turn over their passports when checking in. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Southeast Asia Travel
Continue reading...Ask a Southeast Asia Travel Expert: Beating the Vietnam Visa Blues.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Having trouble getting a Vietnam visa? Jason D. feels your pain. Jason is a long-time Vietnam expat who’s put his experience navigating Vietnam’s visa regulations to good use. As proprietor of Vietnam Visa Center (vietnamvisacenter.org), Jason helps visitors to Vietnam through the process of securing a Vietnam visa on arrival. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com [...]
Continue reading...Just Arrived, Hue Train Station, Vietnam.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Image of Hue train station © Mike Aquino, licensed to About.com. Traveling across Vietnam via train is one of the best ways to get from point A to point B – since you’re sleeping most of the time in a nice, clean, cushy, air-conditioned setting, you get to Hue in the best possible condition – rested [...]
Continue reading...Close Encounter, Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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