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Top best 5-star hotels in Hanoi

As one of the busiest travel hubs in Vietnam, Hanoi offers a wide range of hotel options to meet every demand and budget of travelers. A 5-star accommodation is an ideal selection for those seeking for the comfort, high quality, personal service, luxury and especially the best experience. Here Vietnam Travel would love to suggest […] Read More

How to get to Mai Chau from Hanoi

Mai Chau is an idyllic valley in the midst of the majestic mountain ranges in the Northwest region of Vietnam. Though it is not as famous as Sapa, Ha Giang, Ninh Binh, the valley has its own beauty of spectacular landscapes, patchwork of rice fields and minority ethnic cultures. Mai Chau is a place for […] Read More

Vietnamese Tea Culture

Vietnam Tea has been an essential drink and a very unique culture of Vietnamese people for three thousand years, without the complex rituals found in other countries. At family reunion, meetings, celebrations, tea and its associated rituals are intrinsically tied to concepts of hospitality, respect for one’s elders, and peaceful communion with nature in Vietnam. […] Read More

Danang Dragon Bridge

Dragon Bridge is the newest bridge among six bridges crossing over the Han River in Danang, Vietnam. As its name implies, Dragon Bridge illustrates the image of a dragon flying towards the sea with the architecture inspired by Ly dynasty. This inventive design is a reflection of Vietnamese customs and beliefs, as well as highlights […] Read More

Hon Son Island

Hon Son Island, located in Kien Giang Province, is a new hidden gem of beach destination in Southern Vietnam. With its pristine beauty, graceful stunning beaches reflecting the vast ocean, Hon Son appears as a sparkling jewel surrounded by coconut groves along the beach with a wild look, no trace of mining. Below is information […] Read More

Quan Thanh Temple

Quan Thanh temple, formerly known as Tran Vu Temple, is a Taoist temple in Hanoi. With its history and architecture, the temple has become a famous religious cultural place in Vietnam’s capital. It is located next to HCM Mausoleum and Tran Quoc pagoda. It is also in walking distance to Hanoi old quarter and Quan […] Read More

Tra Su Cajuput Forest

Tra Su Forest is an ecosystem of cajuput trees that line dusty dirt paths and home to a large variety of birds and other wildlife. Tra Su Forest, also referred to as Tra Su Flooded Forest, Tra Su Mangrove Forest, Tra Su Bird Sanctuary or Tra Su Melaleuca Forest, Tra Su Cajuput Forest is located […] Read More

Sapa weather – Best time to visit

Weather of a day in Sapa like a lady’s mood. She could change suddenly many times in a day but she is always beautiful and cute 😀 . Located at an average altitude of 1500m – 1800m above sea level, Sapa town is always immersed in floating clouds, creating a fanciful, strange, and beautiful picture. […] Read More

St Joseph’s Cathedral Hanoi, Vietnam

St. Joseph’s Cathedral (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Lớn Hà Nội) on Nha Chung (Church) Street, is the oldest church in Hanoi. This was one of the first structures built by the French colonial government in Indochina when it was first opened in December 1886 and completed in 1888. In spite of the long wars that destroying […] Read More

Covid-19 in Vietnam — the fear, the tears, the pride and the debt

By Steve Jackson June 2020 A friend elsewhere in Asia has an elderly parent in the UK. Chatting online she told me she’d read about this “slow-motion grief” affecting people as a result of the Covid-19 situation. She told me she went on runs and cried through them. I admitted too I wasn’t sleeping. The […] Read More