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Top 6 Enchanting Cultural Tours – Celebrate with the World

2017-03-01 by Mouli Bardhan

mask dance of the Ging

Join our team as they journey across continents and time zones on cultural tours, to discover a melting pot of diverse celebrations from around the world.

Tags: Cape Verde, Cultural Tours, Enchanting Travels, foodie travel, Laos, Luang Prabang, Peru, Sounds of Wisdom, Sun Festival, Tanzania, Vietnam

Indochina – A Land of Contrasting Cultures

2011-05-06 by Mike Wheatley

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

The Long Wall of Quang Ngai – Southeast Asia’s Newest Wonder

2011-04-25 by Mike Wheatley

The massacre site at My Lai, Vietnam, is Quang Ngai's biggest tourist attraction

Deep in the remote jungles of central Vietnam, archaeologists have discovered what has been labeled as Southeast Asia’s “longest monument” – a solid stone wall stretching an astonishing 127.4 km, through pristine rain forest and remote hill tribe villages, all completely unspoiled before expected imminent arrival of busloads of tourists.

Tags: Binh Dinh, central vietnam, Dr Nguyen Tien Dong, Dr. Andrew Harvey, École française d'Extrême-Orient, Institute of Archaeology, Long Wall of Quang Ngai, Nguyen dynasty, Qang Ngai, Qang Ngai province, Quang Ngai region, remote jungles, SE Asia, Vietnam

Booming Asia – Top Destination for Gamblers

2011-03-22 by Mike Wheatley

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The suave looking businessman reclines back in his chair at the blackjack table in Danang, Vietnam’s new Crown Casino, and leisurely sips his drink while waiting for his female companion to get some more chips.

Tags: Asia gambling, Asia tourism, Asia vacations, Danang, gambling, gambling casinos, gambling vacations, Hoang Dat Silver Stores, Las Vegas, Macau, Singapore nightlife, Singapore travel, Vegas style, Vietnam, Vietnam tourism, world gambling

Unseasonal Snow Gives Backpackers a Shock in Vietnam

2011-03-17 by Mike Wheatley

The Sapa region of North Vietnam, a hugely popular tourist destination in the Southeast Asian country woke up to snowfall this morning as temperatures across the region plummeted to the lowest levels recorded in over a decade.

Tags: snow, snowfall, Vietnam

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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