Centuries-old market keeps to tradition in centre of Ha Noi

 Park Chung-bae and his wife, who’ve rented a two-storey house in Ha Noi’s My Dinh Ward, said they visited the centuries-old Buoi Market in the capital to buy ornamental plants for their home.

Mui Ne to host International Boat Racing Festival 2010

The International Boat Racing Festival 2010 will take place from October 20 to 24 in Mui Ne bay, Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province.

Vietnam’s long journey under an Australian’s view

 Thirty-four photographs depicting the length and breadth of Vietnam’s cultural, historical and literal landscape are now on display at the ‘For Momentum of the River’s Flow’ exhibition in Hanoi by Les Horvat from Australia.

On the Ho Chi Minh Trail today

Thirty five years after the American War, I had an opportunity to travel on the old Ho Chi Minh Trail with some friends from Ha Noi. The scenery is breathtaking and the atmosphere is peaceful and poetic. This reminds me how beautiful...

Three Things I’ve Learned About Frugal Travel (And the Things I Didn’t Do)

Six years ago, I had a regular job, in an office. I was there 9 or 10 hours a day, made a decent living and even found the work occasionally interesting. But I was also bored. More than bored — I was restless. Perhaps like many of...

Crystalline waters shine in Ha Long Bay

The bay covers an area of 1,553 square kilometers (600 square miles) and has 1,969 islands. It was designated a World Heritage Site in 1994 and again in 2000 by Unesco for its natural beauty and geological value.

Enchanted Halong Bay, Vietnam

Four days, two nights spent boating through majestic Halong Bay is like a dream. Turquoise blue water and giant dragon-shaped cliff islands covered by jungle forests simply equals magical.