New Year in Cambodia and Laos
This month, starting on the 15th of April, we’ll be ringing in the New Year once again in Burma, Cambodia and Laos. In countries…
This month, starting on the 15th of April, we’ll be ringing in the New Year once again in Burma, Cambodia and Laos. In countries…
As you’ll certainly know if you’re a regular reader of our blog, we love Hoi An. The ancient, UNESCO-registered port town in central Vietnam…
Tết, short for Tết Nguyên Đán (Feast of the First Morning of the First Day) is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year – the biggest and most important…
Hanoi vs. Ho Chi Minh City, capital misconception – while Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s most populous and vibrant…
There once was a time when the 31-hour trip from Hanoi to Saigon by train via the 1,726 km (1,072 mi) Reunification Railway was…
The national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Phong Nha-Ke Bang in Vietnam (which we recently mentioned in Five lesser-known destinations to visit in…
On New Year’s Day 2015, Vietnam repealed its ban on gay marriage – putting it leaps and bounds ahead of its Southeast Asian neighbours…
There may be nine million bicycles in Beijing (if Katie Melua is to be believed), but according to Thanh Nien News reporting last week,…