Danang est située au centre du Vietnam. Elle est entourée des provinces de Thua Thien-Huê au nord et de Quang Nam au sud. Avec une superficie de 1.256 km2 et une population de près de 750.000 habitants en 2005, Da Nang est la quatrième ville et le troisième port du Vietnam. Les groupes ethniques Kinh, [...]

We took the overnight train from Nha Trang to Danang Thursday night. This time it was the lower quality train–we had sleeping berths, but no blankets, the air conditioning freezing us out (I know, we should be complaining after the heat we’ve endured the whole trip so far), and many stops, with their attendant announcements–only [...]

So two pairs of shoes, three dresses, a skirt, three tops, about 20 visits to the tailor later, you could say I’ve succeeded in expanding my wardrobe.. and reducing my bank account. Cammy didn’t do too bad either, getting a cashmere suit for only $160 as well as three pairs of shoes, two pairs of [...]

After having an epic layover in Guangzhou, I got into Vietnam at about 2 am. Got to the hostel and just immediately crashed. In the morning, I just wandered around Hanoi, booked a trip to Halong for two days and night train ride to Da Nang to follow. Hanoi is pretty dirty, hazy, buzzing with [...]

Hoi an…. Cool, calm and colourful, old rustic buildings line the small roads and tiny walkways that only pedestrians and cyclists are allowed to venture down. Street sellers sell corn drinks and donuts and the market is alive with every food type imaginable; squashed mangled pigs heads to metre long cucumbers! It is a gorgeous [...]

A “Vietnam Culture Day” programme took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 19, aimed at increasing understanding on the land and people of Vietnam as well as promoting cooperation. Apart from a display of coloured photos and banners with images of Vietnam, the programme exhibited traditional musical instruments, embroideries, handicraft items, books and publications promoting [...]

The number of both domestic and foreign holidaymakers during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival this year increased sharply. Vietravel said visitors booking domestic and outbound tours during Tet increased 40% over last year. Notably, its office on 190 Pasteur, in HCMC welcomed a record 2,300 people on the second day of Tet. The nation’s [...]

Travelling with four boys was an interesting experience, and it confirmed for me just how different the two sexes are. The conversations that boys have are totally different to the sort of things girls talk about. For example, the currency in Vietnam is called ‘Dong.’ As you can imagine, the boys had a field day [...]

today Lasse and i decided to look for the motorcycle rental place we sawon the internet and with address in hand and map we headed out. we could not find the place at all and two very giggly vietnamese girls we met on the street gave us directions that sent us off in a completely [...]

Hoi An Town exempts entrance fee