With our last day in Dalat, indeed our last real day of touring Vietnam – since tomorrow will start the escapade of the long trip home (Dalat to Saigon to Singapore to Perth) – we set out for an early breakfast at hour villa before our villa operated tour of Dalat. Mustering what little energy [...]

Like other property segments, entertainment property projects play an important role in the market as it, besides bringing profits for developers and offering services to communities, will support significantly to the development of the tourism industry. Thanks to having developed large-scale theme parks, some countries have become more popular in tourists’ hearts and minds, attracting [...]

The first ever European Literature Day will be hosted in Hanoi on Friday and Saturday (May 27 and 28, 2011), featuring offerings from Italy, Germany, Belgium, France and Denmark. A book fair will also be held, with both adults and children’s literature presented in their original language as well as a Vietnamese translation. From 6 [...]

The International Resort Silver Shore, in coordination with the Chinese AoYou Travel Company, held a seminar on May 24 on tourism promotion in China. The seminar attracted 120 managers of travel agents and hotels as well as news agencies from Shenzhen City in China. It provided a good opportunity for businesses from both countries to [...]

To mark International Children’s Day on June 1, the Vietnam Ethnology Museum in Hanoi will host ‘Get Acquainted with Southeast Asia’ on Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29, 2011. The program is a chance for Vietnamese and Asian children in the capital to introduce their own nation’s culture via activities, games and toys. These [...]

An exhibition named “Three people, three colours” opened on May 24 in the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi, displaying 43 works by three artists of the Republic of Korea who are living and working in Hanoi. Woo Kyeong Hwa, female artist graduated from Ewha Women’s University in 1987. She has lived in Hanoi for six [...]

I thought I would take another look at my goals for this trip and see if i have been actually doing any. I will also keep trying to think of new ones to add and revisit this monthly… Goals Completed – Ride an elephant in Thailand (05/11/11; Chiang Mai, Thailand) – Swim naked and/or a [...]

Vietnam on the Real Cheap! Hi everyone, we are off again on another trip around Asia. This time the exchange rate is in our favour – in Vietnam we are getting 22,000 dong to the AUD. When we first started coming to Vietnam in 2003 we were getting 11,000 dong to the AUD! Everything is [...]

A number of cultural and historical relics in Da Lat will be upgraded for tourism purposes. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has spent more than VND45 billion (US$2.2 million) to upgrade the Da Lat Teachers’ College, Railway Station and Children’s Prison, which are all in disrepair. The college was originally a French public [...]

The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) launched the sixth International Art Photography contest and exhibition in Hanoi on May 23, with the support of the International Federation of Photographic Art. Chairman of the VAPA Vu Quoc Khanh said the event aims to help Vietnamese photographers improve their skills, especially in taking professional art photos, [...]