Monthly Archives: June 2010

The best of Vietnamese fish sauceomes from Phu Quoc

Old fishermen once downed a cupful to keep warm when venturing out to sea. Divers drank it before plunging into deep, cold waters. Many believe the best kind comes from only one island, where it is aged in decades-old barrels … Continue reading

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Vẻ đẹp cao nguyên Lâm Đồng

Dọc theo quốc lộ 20 từ thành phố Đà Lạt đến huyện cuối cùng của Tỉnh Lâm Đồng có nhiều cảnh đẹp làm mê hồn người. Độc giả Lê Thanh Thủy chia sẻ những bức hình đã chụp được. Đà … Continue reading

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Biển Vũng Rô trong nắng sớm

Biển Vũng Rô trong nắng sớm tinh khiết và ngọn hải đăng Mũi Đại Lãnh (huyện Đông Hòa, Phú Yên) sẽ là nơi du lịch lý tưởng cho bạn và người thân. Biển Vũng Rô hoang sơ với những dải … Continue reading

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Ca Mau – A destination for eco-tourism

Ca Mau – a region reclaimed in the late 17th and early 18th centuries – is the habitat of the three ethnic groups: the Viet, the Hoa and the Khmer. This resulted in the mixed cultural features reflected through the … Continue reading

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Po Nagar Tower Imprinted with Soul of the Cham

With its shimmering, blue ocean beach, grand hotels and tourist friendly spas such as Hon Ngoc Viet (Vin Pearl),  Hon Tre (Bamboo Island) or Hon Tam (Silkworm Island), or the Hot Spa Tourism Centre, the city of Nha Trang in … Continue reading

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Secluded islands a world away from the daily grind

Have a hankering for moments of solitude when you feel one with nature, all alone on an uninhabited, beautiful island? If you do, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has a few islets to offer for such an experience, … Continue reading

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Discovering distinction of Vinh Long ceramics

Vinh Long Province is known for itsorchards and interlacing canals as other provinces in the Mekong Delta. Vinh Long is also famous for a pottery craft village running 20 kilometers along the Co Chien River. Vinh Long ceramics are popular … Continue reading

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Impressive Sai Gon – Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (Sai Gon in the past) which was once considered “the Pearl of the Far East” is developing strongly and becoming a “tourist paradise” for domestic and foreign visitors. Cultural and historical uniqueness Ho Chi Minh City … Continue reading

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Harvest time in Mekong Delta

VietNamNet Bridge – Provinces in the Mekong Delta are in the harvest time. Farmers cut, dry and pack rice to sell to traders. Hurried farmers in a rice field in An Giang province. They harvest, pack and transport rice home. … Continue reading

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Flamboyant trees make Dalat go violet

VietNamNet Bridge – While the pink color of cherry blossoms has faded, the roads of Da Lat resort city, Lam Dong province have now been dyed violet by the bright blooming flowers of the so-called flamboyant trees. The oldest flamboyant trees … Continue reading

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