How To Enjoy The Best Of Hue
Author: Gail Gillespie
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| 2009-11-01 00:00:00 | viewed (409x)
Hue airport is perfect for many travellers taking internal flights Alternatively, if you are travelling south and are coming from Hoi An, it is a three hour car trip either over the Hai Van Pass, or through the new Hai Van Tunnel to Hue. The road trip from Hoi An, will take you via Danang where famous China beach is popular with tourists. If you are visiting outside the rainy season you may want to spend time here. Our...
Vietnam - Hoi An
Author: Simon Ramsden
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| 2009-11-01 00:00:00 | viewed (123x)
Hoi An If you fancy upgrading your wardrobe with shiny new threads, Hoi An is the place. Every other shop in this small, perfectly formed central Vietnamese town belongs to a tailor who will happily whip up a pair of slinky pyjamas or a silk kimono ('made-to-measure, Visa or Mastercard'). It will be made from the fruit of locally bred silkworms and, with luck, will fit perfectly and carry no size tag. This fashion...
Ho Chi Minh City
Author: Christine Draeger
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| 2009-11-01 00:00:00 | viewed (114x)
Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam. The city center is situated on the banks of the Saigon River, 37 miles (60 kilometers) from the South China Sea and 1,094 miles (1,760 kilometers) south of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Over the past decade, Vietnam has been improving its legal infrastructure, banking systems and overall economic and social environment. On January 11, 2007, the country became the...
Short Information About Cities
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| 2009-10-31 00:00:00 | viewed (84x)
Although, there is no dearth of travel destinations in this world, yet Vietnam is one such an exotic destination which offers a host of places of tourists’ interest where one can spend some of the best moments of his life with his near and dear ones. With the passage of time, Vietnam tourism industry has increased by leaps and bounds as a large number of people travel towards Vietnam to have a spectacular view of tropical...
Hanoi, The Thousand Year Old City
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| 2009-10-31 00:00:00 | viewed (93x)
Ha Noi's history stretches back nearly a thousand years when the city was founded by Emperor Ly Thai To, who in 1010 renamed the area Thang Long - 'Soaring Dragon'. Soon after some of the city's oldest structures were built including the Temple of Literature, Vietnam's oldest university.
Ha Noi is a city rich in tradition and legend. Probably the most famous legend of all is the Arthurian tale of Hoan Kiem Lake. Legend...
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City
Author: Henry Vacher
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| 2009-10-11 00:00:00 | viewed (78x)
Thirty years after the end of the war, the incredibly resilient nation of Vietnam, and the Vietnamese people, is beginning to emerge from the shadows - from www.Sticky-Rice.com.
Vietnam is a country deeply scarred by war and yet its outlook is forgiving and forward—looking. Its people believe last century’s occupations, battles and political influences have enriched the nation.
Washed ashore above the Mekong...
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