So where did I leave off last time I wrote in this blog? Oh right, the night before getting into Vietnam. Well, we got up fine and got on our early bus out of Phnom Penh. The bus ride was about 6 hrs and the funniest part was when we hit the border. We think [...]

Location: Located in the marshy zone of Yen Giang Commune, Yen Hung District, Quang Ninh Province, that borders the Chanh River. Characteristics: The stake-yard is the site where Tran Hung Dao, a national hero of the 13th century, is forever honoured. It was officially recognized as one of Vietnam’s historic vestiges on March 22, 1988; [...]

General information: Halong Bay is a natural wonder of the world and one of Vietnam’s five UNESCO World Heritage Sites Total area: 1,553 sq. km Heritage site area: 434 sq. km Total number of islands: 1,969 islands Number of island in heritage zone: 775 islands Listed as world natural heritage year: 1994 and 2000 Province: [...]

Halong Bay has been ranked as one of the 150 most beautiful natural wonders in the world by the French leading e-magazine, L’Internaute. An article portraying Halong Bay – a world natural heritage, was published in September in the Voyager (tourism) column of L’Internaute magazine. The article noted that apart from its thousands of charming [...]

Quan Lan is an island belonging to Bai Tu Long Bay, 45 km northeast from Halong Bay. Thanks to beautiful nature such as long white sandy beach, pine forests and white sand dunes, it is an attractionof Quang Ninh province. Pictures fron Nguyen Bich Ngoc:

Halong Bay is a natural wonder of the world and one of Vietnam’s five UNESCO World Heritage Sites Total area: 1,553 sq. km Heritage site area: 434 sq. km Total number of islands: 1,969 islands Number of island in heritage zone: 775 islands Listed as world natural heritage year: 1994 and 2000 Province: Quang Ninh [...]