Flowers warm up winter

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.

A lovely day to remember in Tai Chung

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.

S Korea frowns at budget tours from Việt Nam

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 Vietnamese hotels win Condé Nast awards

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.”

 

River tours fall without Mekong Delta flood rains

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.

The ‘Cave of Fire’ is a cool place

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.

The great balls of fire in Nong Khai

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.

Peaceful beauty and fragrant tea in the highlands

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?

Hòn Đỏ - an exhilirating seaside antidote to daily worries

Hòn Đỏ beach in the central province of  Ninh Thuận attracts tourists though it doesn’t have a white sandy beach.

Instead, tourists enjoy walking and fishing on the beach covered by rocks and green moss. There, the rising and ebbing tides create caves, crevices and srange stone formations next to the sea.

Ascending into mist at Tam Ðảo

A mere 85km north of Hà Nội lies Tam Ðảo, accessible only by a single road, the National Road 2B, a ribbon of automotive perfection which snakes and climbs around acres of lush green valleys.

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