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Getting to the top of Chiêu Lầu Thi Mountain is hard, dangerous and scary, but the reward is memories for a lifetime. Thanh Nga recounts the experience.

I arrived at the homestay as the setting sun cast a red glow over the mountainous village. Shortly after I unpacked my bag, the host invited me to a shared meal with the family and some Australian travelers. After a few days eating out in Hà Giang City, the cozy atmosphere was welcome. All gathered in the middle of the second floor of the stilt house to enjoy the delicious home-cook chicken dishes, five-color sticky rice and corn wine, a "must" in Hà Giang. 

There is a local rumour that swimming in Khe Xanh Stream in Bắc Sơn village, Nghĩa Phúc Commune in the central province of Nghệ An will help women to have fair complexion while the children will grow up healthily. It is that rumour that has attracted many visitors to come and try.

A village populated by the Thai ethnic minority, Porn Coọng in Mai Châu District is a must-see for travellers to the northern province of Hoà Bình.

Flower growing regions are an attractive destination for short getaways.

This time of the year, with the first chilly winds blowing through the north, the winter flower season signals travellers to hit the roads.

An Giang province’s Tà Pạ mountain is one of seven peaks named Thất Sơn, which means "seven famous mountains".

I begin a one-day tour in Tai Chung, in central Taiwan, on a beautiful day in autumn. The weather is so cool that it makes me feel happy to mix with the green atmosphere and daily life of the local residents.

Việt Nam’s travel agencies offering budget tours valued at less than VNĐ12 million (US$537) a visitor to South Korea can neither receive advertising assistance nor participate in joint tourism promotions from the Korean Tourism Organisation (KTO).

Four hotels in Việt Nam won coveted spots in this year’s Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards, with the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and the Park Hyatt Saigon being placed in the top three on a list of the “Top Hotels in Southern Asia.”

A delegation of Vietnamese artists attended Malaysia Art Expo 2016 last week, aiming to promote Việt Nam’s lacquer paintings.

Tour operators in HCM City have had to drop so-called 'floating tours' to the Mekong Delta from September to November, which is supposed to be the flooding season in the delta, as floods have not come to the region this year.

Trà Quế Vegetable Village is a “must-see” for visitors to the ancient town of Hội An in the central province of Quảng Nam.

Wandering of streets of Fukuoka, where you may find yourself thrilled and immersed by the city’s mix of modern and traditional elements.

In the language of Tày ethnic people, Thẳm Phầy means the cave of fire. No one can explain why people called it that way. Actually, the cave hides a stream, several waterfalls and a miraculous world of stalactites.

Visiting Thailand has never been boring to me, since the country is not only the kitchen of the world, but also a hub of activities and festivals.

Any traveller who has trekked through the Thung Khe mountain pass knows enchantment; they know the sight of a vast plain that sits among mountain clouds and chilled fog, among the rocky mountain range and the Đà River reservoir.

Imagine an early morning when the sky is still misty. As the sun rises, the first light hits the morning dew kissing the tea leaves. You walk along the road, embracing the lake and drinking a clear, fragrant cup of tea. How does it feel?

Any nature lover or adventure-seeker will have an unforgettable experience on Cù Lao Câu, the wildly beautiful island totally lit by solar power rather than hydro-electricity.