My latest project has just been completed! I have just finished an EBook called A Travelers Guide To Han Noi - Vietnam. It’s designed to be a simple, easy to read guide for people heading to Vietnam. It doesn’t cover any historical stuff, but covers the basics you will need to arrive safely, find a [...]
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Where:
Bunta Restaurant - 136 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, District 1, HCMC (near the front gate of the Re-unification Palace)
Food:
Bunta is a great restaurant that has a fantastic selection of foods on the menu. The serves are [...]
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Sapa is 1650m above sea level, while Dalat is 1471m.
The Conical Hat (or Non La) first appeared in Vietnam during the 13th century.
Former President, Ho Chi Minh was actually named Nguyen Sinh Cung at birth. His named changed several times during his life.
The Cao Dai Religion, commonly found in the Mekong Delta area, was founded [...]
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A festival showcasing the images and tastes of Italy through fashion, photography, movies, and food kicked off in HCM City yesterday.
The one-month event, organized by the Italian Trade Commission in HCM City and embassy in Ha Noi, will feature a photo exhibition themed Italian Fashion Plant by Max Salvaggio yesterday at Y Ngoc-Sy Hoang Gallery [...]
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A while back I wrote about a fantastic group of people in Hanoi called Blue Dragon (post is here), who help out lots of street kids, disadvantage youths along with their families. Their work is truly amazing, you can read more and stay up to date with the latest news on the Blue Dragon Blog [...]
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Last year I lead a bicycle tour through Cambodia for a group of great people raising money for Muscular Dystrophy Association of Australia (MDA). The group of 30 raise over $400,000, an amazing effort!
One of the riders, Steph, loved it so much she is now planning to run her own Charity Bike Challenge, raising much [...]
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This image was taken just north of Hanoi, two ladies out walking the family cow.
See more images at my photo blog - adamhurley.wordpress.com
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Images From South East Asia & Beyond
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Nearly everywhere you go in Vietnam, you’ll see people drinking tea - hot and cold! Here’s a few facts about tea in Vietnam:
Vietnam’s Tea Industry was officially established in 1890
Tea plants are believed to have been growing in the Ha Giang area (North Vietnam) for many year prior.
Three Main Tea growing areas of Vietnam are:
Bao [...]
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I have been a little quite on the blog over the past few days. The reason - my family and I are in the process of relocating from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City!
With everything packed and on the highway somewhere in the back of a truck, we are in Vietnam’s largest city waiting for [...]
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