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Saigon

Saigon – Moscow’s New Expat-Style Eatery

2012-09-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vietnamese food

Saigon is a good easygoing Vietnamese restaurant opened recently in Moscow on Tishinskaya Ploshchad that serves good quality affordable food.

Tags: moscow, Moscow restaurants, Saigon, Vietnamese restaurant

Exploring Zen Tourism in Vietnam

2011-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

With its Buddhist history stretching back more than 2,500 years, together with more than 10 million followers of Buddhism and over 100 pagodas in the country, Vietnam is a most wonderful Zen tourism destination. Zen, which espouses experiential wisdom in the path to enlightenment, is a school of traditional Mahayana Buddhism. The school favors direct […]

Tags: Ba Da, Buddhist architecture, Giac Lam, Giac Ven, Giac vien pagoda, Hanoi, Ly Tranh, Mahayana Buddhism, pagoda, Saigon, Tran quoc, Trinh Nguyen, Tu An, vietnam buddhism, Vietnam buddhist, vietnam pagoda, Vietnam tourism, Vietnam Zen, Zen arts, zen bonsai, Zen buddhism, Zen buddhist, zen flower arrangment, Zen pagoda, Zen school of buddhism, zen tea ceremony, Zen tour, Zen tourism, Zen tourism destination, Zen Tourism Vietnam

Indochina – A Land of Contrasting Cultures

2011-05-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vietnamese women

Indochina is a land of contrasts, where foreign cultures clash with ancient values and technological advancement goes hand in hand with a centuries old way of life. Rice paddy fields and buffalos meet bustling urban metropolises, where hand drawn carts jostle for space with motorbikes – nowhere else in the world quite exhibits the contrast […]

Tags: Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Cao Daism, Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh, Indochina, lonely planet, longboat trip, Luxury Vietnam Travel, Mekong Delta, Rice paddy fields, Saigon, Siem Reap, southeast asia, Tonle Sap, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Vietnam’s Tet Holiday Bonanza Causes Chaos

2011-01-16 by Phil Butler

Aborigine children play at a village in Sapa, Northern Vietnam

Travel agents and tour companies inside Vietnam are overwhelmed with clients who want to take advantage of the new Tet holiday. The government’s late announcement took the industry by surprise as government employees learned of additional time off for the New Year. A bookings bonanza there is turning into a booking nightmare.

Tags: Asia, government holiday, Hanoi, Ho Chi Mihn City, Ministry of Sports and Tourism, National Administration of Tourism, New Year, reservations, Saigon, Tet, Tet holiday, Vietnam, Vietnam Government, Vietnam travel

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