Vietnam Travel Notes

I have just been reading a post on the blog of Blue Dragon - go here to see the post http://vietnamstreets.blogspot.com
Blue Dragon help out street kids in Hanoi and the rest of Vietnam. They are an amazing group of people who really do make a massive difference to many kids and their families.
Recently they had [...]

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If your wanting to fly around Vietnam during your travels, your on the right path!
Flight costs (domestically) are really cheap and flying through out the country has never been easier. Domestically you have two choices - Vietnam Airlines or Pacific Airlines
Many travelers haven’t heard to much about the second, Pacific Airlines. Both are Government [...]

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Where:
Hai’s Scout Cafe
98 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hoi An. (Back entrance on Tran Phu Street)
Food:
Hai’s Scout Cafe offers Vietnamese and western food (including Vegetarian dishes), and BBQ dinners from 6pm. There is also large selection of wine, cocktails and beers. The cafe also runs daily cooking lessons, a fantastic opportunity to learn a [...]

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Vietnam, like the rest of the world, has many public holidays through out the year. In recent years many Vietnamese have seen their incomes increase allowing them to do things they couldn’t only a few years back!
As such, the domestic tourism industry has grown significantly over the years (as has the International market!). So when [...]

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Across the Long Bien Bridge are some of the most interesting and untouched landscapes and small villages of Hanoi. Take a rare opportunity to explore another side of Hanoi.Begin your morning (winter) or afternoon (summer) in the old quarter of Hanoi before collecting your bicycles and starting your unique experience on the outskirts of the [...]

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Above: Bike Tour traveling on a local ferry on the Thu Bon River in Hoi An - Vietnam.

Above: Lady rowing her boat across the Thu Bon River in Hoi An - Vietnam

Above: Boat tied up at local jetty in Central Vietnam.

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Name:

Lang Co Beach Resort

Where / Contact:

Highway 1, Lang Co beach
Phone: (054) 873555
www.langcobeachresort.com.vn

What’s On Offer:

Located on Lang Co Beach.
Large number of rooms, various standards and prices.
Travel desk, Bar, pool, massage, [...]

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Whale Island Resort

Where / Contact:

Whale Island – 110km North of Nha Trang. You transfer by boat from the small fishing village called Dom Mon, easily accessible by Bus/Car.

Website: http://www.iledelabaleine.com

What’s On Offer:

Beach front bungalows
32 [...]

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Get your free Travelers Guide to Hanoi - Vietnam!
Recently I traveled from Nha Trang to HCM City aboard the new train service called “5 Star V-Train”.
Before heading of, my friend was telling me about how great the train was, comfortable, clean and always on time. As I have been working in tourism industry in Vietnam [...]

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No

Countries

No of Visitors

Over the Same period last year

1

China

515, 430

Up 6.3%

2

Korea

432, 073

Up14.2%

3

Japan

375, 190

Up 7.9%

4

USA

374, 839

Up 6.7%

5

Taiwan

289, 662

Up 15.7%

6

Australia

203, 254

Up 33.4%

7

France

168, 212

Up 39.1%

8

Thailand

147, 627

Up 36.2%

9

Cambodia

138, 749

Down 5.3%

10

Malaysia

133, 582

Up 48.1%

Other

331, 085

Up 29.5%

Information from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

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