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2-day Cruise with the Red Dragon Junk, April 2008
04-27-2010
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 Ha Long Bay, one of the most spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Areas and the world’s largest marine limestone ‘karst’ landscape is one of the must-see highlights in Northern Vietnam for most of visitor come to Vietnam. This is an inspection to the Red Dragon Junk I when it newly opened in April 2008. Since then, it becomes one of the best cruises in Ha Long Bay and 99% of our feedback ended up with good comments. »Read More |
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Homestay in Hien Hao Village, March 2008
04-19-2010
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 Hien Hao village is a small community with a total population of 400 people located about 20km away from Cat Ba Town, 4km away from Cat Ba National Park’s Head Quarter. The village has been funded by British based Fauna and Flora International (FFI) to establish community based tourism. Local families were selected to join the project. The heads of chosen families were sent to Sapa, a popular destination of community based tourism, to be trained to receive and serve customers. Furthermore, the villagers were trained by a chef from a restaurant in Hanoi to prepare appropriate food. We inspected this village to find more option of homestay in North of Vietnam for our visitors. »Read More |
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2-Day Excursion to the DMZ, August 2007
04-15-2010
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 Vietnam’s Demilitarized Zone, or better known as the DMZ, is the area around the former border between North and South Vietnam. Historically it was a narrow band of terrain extending from the Laos border to the coast, 5km on either side of the Ben Hai River, roughly on the 17th parallel north latitude. The area saw heavy fighting in the war, and ruins of old American military bases still exist. It’s a must for the military tours of former American veterans and also for those who are interested in history, war sites, even if you're not interested in the history, the area has some spectacular mountain scenery and rugged jungles. This is a report for our 2-day excursion to the DMZ in August 2007. »Read More |
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Cambodia Holiday, June 2007 (Part 2)
04-13-2010
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 Say goodbye to our lovely guide, we then boarded the noon flight to Siem Reap, which lasted only 60 minutes. On arrival in the ‘boutique’ airport of Siem Reap, we had our car waiting and took us to the entrance of the Angkor Wat Complex, where we had a quick photo shot for registering of visit. After that, we drove to the hotel and had lunch. »Read More |
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Cambodia Holiday, June 2007 (Part 1)
04-13-2010
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 The kingdom of Cambodia located is south of Indochina peninsula and in the heart of Southeast Asia, making it a natural gateway to Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam. Its shape and geography divide into four natural regions : the mountains and forests in the North; the vast rice fields of the Central Plains; the semi-arid farm lands of the Northeast plateau; and the tropical islands and long coastline of the peninsula South. »Read More |
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Explore the Central Highland Vietnam, May 2007 (Part 2)
04-12-2010
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 The next day we drove to the Chu Se Crossroad and met our local partner in Gia Lai. (Thing is a bit difficult for our new tour operators when doing the Central Highland Tour is that in each place, we had to use another local partner and each of them has their own policy). Here, we changed the car and drove to visit Ayun Ha Lake and Phu Cuong Waterfall. »Read More |
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Explore the Central Highland Vietnam, May 2007 (Part 1)
04-12-2010
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 May 2007 was our ‘travelling month’ as after the trip to Laos, we had a 7-day break in Southern Vietnam (we deserved it after a very adventure tour in Laos, :) ). At the end of May, we took another inspection trip to the Central Highland Vietnam. »Read More |
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