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Flowers on the water

February 8, 2010  Filed under News, Travel

Flowers on the water Dong Thap Province’s 100-year-old flower village offers travelers history, horticultural wonders, and peace and quiet Farmers in Sa Dec Flower Village take care of their daisies. Driving into Sa Dec, you can see what looks like endless rows of potted flowers on wooden racks nearby the rice fields.As the Tet (Lunar New Year) draws closer, Sa Dec is transforming...

Vietnam domestic flights to cost more

February 6, 2010  Filed under News, Travel

Vietnam domestic flights to cost more The Ministry of Transport has suggested higher prices for domestic fights in 2010 in an effort to support the carriers. In a note sent to the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, the Transport Ministry proposed prices of US$37 for fights shorter than 300 km, $46.75 for flights from 300 km to under 500 km, $64 for flights...

Simacai Heaven’s Gate

February 6, 2010  Filed under News, Travel

Simacai Heaven’s GateLookAtVietnam - Combining the poetic charms of its wild scenery and the simple daily lives of its people, “Heaven’s Gate”, as people often call Simacai, is becoming more and more attractive to travellers.Si Ma Cai is located in a remote mountain area of Lao Cai province, at the far end of a road near the border with China and is inhabited by...

Mountain church in a coastal city

February 5, 2010  Filed under News, Travel

Mountain church in a coastal cityNestled on the peak of a small hill in the center of the central coast city of Nha Trang, Chanh Toa Church, or Nui (Mountain) Church, is an imposing architecture, . . .  A view of Nui Church in Nha Trang City.The church started construction in 1928 and was completed in 1933 by a French Catholic priest named Louis Vallet (1846-1945). At that time, the priest...

Eye-catching peach gardens in Sapa

February 4, 2010  Filed under News, Travel

Eye-catching peach gardens in Sapa Ancient peach trees at the foot of Hoang Lien Son Mountain have blossomed attracting tourists and photographers.            VietNamNet/Dan Tri  

Vietnam Airlines to provide 30,000 to help people get home for Tet

February 4, 2010  Filed under News, Travel

Vietnam Airlines to provide 30,000 to help people get home for TetLookAtVietnam – The national flag air carrier has decided to provide 136 more flights during Tet days. The airline has said that in peak days between now until the end of February 28, 136 more flights will be provided on the Hanoi – HCM City – Da Nang air routes. In particular there will be four more flights per day on Hanoi – HCM...

Air with oxygen at Yang Bay

February 4, 2010  Filed under News, Travel

Air with oxygen at Yang BayYang Bay Tourist Area in Y Bay Tribe, Khanh Vinh District, Khanh Hoa Province, is suggested as an ideal site for tourists to celebrate the Tet holiday . . .  Tourists have fun in a cool stream in Yang Bay Tourism Area in Khanh Hoa Province.To reach the site from Nha Trang City, tourists must pass through Dien Khanh Old Town and 40 kilometers more through...

Domestic travelers to be given preference

February 4, 2010  Filed under News, Travel

Domestic travelers to be given preferenceLookAtVietnam – The tourism industry has decided to launch a number of promotional programs to attract more domestic travelers in 2010. Tourists visit Bau Truc pottery craft village in Ninh Thuan provinceVu The Binh, director of the travel department under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said that the Ministry of Industry and Trade...

Transport ministry plans airfare increase

February 3, 2010  Filed under News, Travel

Transport ministry plans airfare increaseLookAtVietnam – MOT on January 28 sent a dispatch to the Ministry of Finance, requesting to launch airfare guidelines for domestic flights. The highest airfare (not including VAT and airport fee) proposed for the flights with a distance of 850 kilometres and higher is 1.81 million dong instead of the current level of 1.629 million dong As such, if the...

Hanoi: land of lakes

January 31, 2010  Filed under News, Travel

Hanoi: land of lakes There’s no better place to let the time roll away than on the waterfront  Hoan Kiem Lake, which is the heart and soul of Hanoi, means “Lake of the Returned Sword”, in reference to the legend surrounding fifteenth century Vietnamese hero General Le LoiHanoi’s 20 lakes are renowned for bringing the city a sense of beauty and an old-world...