Much has changed, but much has stayed the same as Hanoi’s famous old quarter weathers the storms of modernity
A foreigner stops by a ceramic shop in Hang Be (raft) Street which dealt exclusively in rafts in the old days
Hanoi’s old quarter doesn’t seem so old. Continue reading "‘Hangin’ in Hanoi" »
Don’t be scared! this is what you need first for a scuba diving jump. In fact, scuba diving is most relaxing and full of astonishment. Continue reading "Life is too short to miss a dive." »
I recently have done an inspection to Cat Ba Ocean Beach resort. In general, the resort is ok. However there are certain points that I would like to note:
- The pictures of the beach in front of the resort in the brochures are fake.
- The water is not clean during the summer time and is only clear after October
- There is a lack of good maintenance, bushes are not well cared, water leaking under the bungalows. The bases of the bungalows have an ugly look. As the whole, the resort is running down. Continue reading "Ocean Beach Resort in Cat Ba needs maintenance and to be more friendly" »
Rock climbing has been very popular around the world but has only begun to develop in Vietnam. It was a great chance for me during a recent trip in Cat Ba island to join with a group of climbers of multiple nationalities, with most of them being expats living in Hanoi. We spent 2 days and 1 night together on a junk tailed by a number of kayaks, cruising around Lan Ha bay and Halong bay, discovering the climbing routes which had already been established by other climbers and also looking for new cliffs in order to form new routes in this area consisting of thousands of rocky islets. Continue reading "Rock Climbing Extreme in Cat Ba island" »
A full day to discover and experience the atmosphere and comfort of Tan Da resort might not be enough. On Dec 01, 2007, our group consisting of 50 classmates boarded a 45 seater bus and drove on to Son Tay town (50 km west of Hanoi) and continued for another 15 km to reach Tan Da resort. Continue reading "New experience at Tan Da resort" »
Emeraude Cruise has announced the soft opening of Emeraude Cafe in Halong bay. This is a coffee shop/waiting lounge for guests, serving Western food and drinks (with charges) and Internet access for guests waiting for boarding. The Cafe is located by Royal Park next to the private pier of Emeraude.
The Cafe will also host a sales desk for touriest to book cruises on Halong Bay. In addtion to overnight cruises, the Emeraude is now offering Day Cruises
A visit to the well-known Halong bay can be added with better values by a retreat to an island in the extension part of the bay, so called Bai Tu Long bay – Quan Lan island, now getting ever hot as a new and authentic eco-marine destination. Continue reading "Quan Lan island – Jewel of Halong Bay" »
Along the river of Mekong through Champasak, Kratie, Kompomcham & Siem Reap
June 29 – July 03, 2007
My trip this time had a lot of things to do with the Mekong, taking ferries across and along the river, watching the fishermen catching the fish, meeting the dolphins, seeing the water fall, and staying every night at a hotel on the river. The route started from the triangle border of Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia to Attapeu, Champasak in Laos, going down to Kratie, Kompocham and continued to Siemreap in Cambodia. Continue reading "Along the river of Mekong" »
There is no better way to explore Halong bay than doing a kayaking trip which makes the visit a totally different one. With a kayak, you can easily enter the caves placed very low above the water, leading to the lagoons inside, while there is no way doing that with normal tourist boat. But, there are times you need to stretch your body lying on the kayak in order not to bang your head to the rocky stalactites. Continue reading "Kayaking Halong Bay (video)" »
JVC-D270AG
This video was freshly made right after I bought my digital camera during the same trip in Singapore in April 2006. This JVC-D270AG combines animation and still image storing on both compact flash disk and traditional cassettes, featuring a zoom of 25x optical and 800x digital
Continue reading "Animation of Singapore (video)" »
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