Duong Lam ancient village-a closer look into Vietnamese culture
Located about 60 kilometers from the West of Hanoi, Duong Lam ancient village is an interesting place that could offer visitors a close look at the lifestyle of Vietnamese people…
1900 Le Theatre-A night club for the nostalgic
Located at No. 8 of Ta Hien street, the one dubbed as the non-sleeping street of Hanoi, 1900 Le Theatre bar has been a popular hangout place for youngsters in…
Hunting for wild sunflowers at Ba Vi national park
Ba Vi national park is about 60 kilometers to the Northwest of Hanoi, with the short distance and good quality of road, the park is the first consideration for a…
Mai Chau, a short weekend trip to escape Hanoi
Located about 150 kilometers to the West from Hanoi, Mai Chau is the last district of Hoa Binh province, bodering to Son La and Thanh Hoa provinces. The path to…
Tuyet Tinh Coc- a newly discovered heaven in Hai Phong
Tuyệt tình cốc is the name of a place in a beloved work of Jinyong-a famous author of Chinese wuxia novel. It’s a place of wonderland’s scenes where people escape from…
Visit the capital of Buddha’s hand fruit, less than 20km from Hanoi
Drive along Thang Long Boulevard around 15 kilometers then follow the zigzag road you will reach Dac So commune, a small village in the outskirts of Hanoi that is the…
Bun Oc nguoi, a poor-known famous dish of Hanoi
When preparing your own check list to Hanoi, you may hear about Pho and Bun Cha as the top recommended dish in the capital city of Vietnam. However, Hanoi is…
Tet holiday in Vietnam: offering food and ghost money
Unlike the West, Asians specially value worshipping ancestors, therefore, there are so many customs and rules in worshipping of Vietnamese people. Today we will see the 2 major items in…
Vietnamese Tet-the most important event of the year
The most important occasion in a single year of Vietnamese people, Tet Nguyen Dan or Tet celebrations occur mostly in 4 days which is the 30th of the last month…
Tet Doan Ngo-the day for wiping out human’s inner worms
Also called “Tết giết sâu bọ” (literally translated as Festival for “Killing the human’s inner worms”), Tet Doan Ngo is one of the most significant celebration of Vietnam. What is it? Occurring annually…