Family-Friendly River Cruises
With 17 ships in its fleet, Uniworld is considered a first-class river cruising company. The company has been recognized by both the 2018 Travel + Leisure "World’s Best River Cruise Line" and the Globe Travel Awards "Best River Cruise Company" awards, as well as several recognitions from Conde Nast Traveler...
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Hanoi, Vietnam – The last days in April, 2015
Last month, me and my friend headed in Hanoi to attend a wedding of my friend. She married a vietnamese man so we went to hanoi to joined with her. But Hanoi is so beutiful so we decided to stay more few days to discovery Hanoi. And this are some highlights of the trip. for sleeping: Essence hotel The essence...
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Central Vietnam highlight
If you really love the beach, ancient and history of Vietnam, The Central must be the best place for you to visit, from Hue, Da Nang to Hoi An. The beaches are all incredible interleave with ancient town, old citadel, and the battlefields will bring you amazing experience about these lands. Da Nang keep an important role in the region, where the reception service, and transit...
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Street Foods in Hanoi – Restaurant Suggestions
Street food is a feature of Vietnamese people in general, and Hanoi in particular. It is really normal to see the locals easily enjoying food when sitting on the sidewalk of the streets. If you once come to Hanoi, you should try this eating culture like a local one. A lot of amazing food you can find around the old quarter. But here are some suggestions for good food with the...
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Wildly Soi Sim – Halong Bay
Soi Sim is a small island, which is located 12km west of Ha Long City, Vietnam. With the area of 8.7 hectare, the island has very special geological formation in which 2/3 covered by Feralit and soil weathered by wind. It also includes a primitive forest with varieties of flora and fauna, and plants endemic to Halong Bay Ecology. The island has existed for...
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Amazing Halong Bay Vietnam
Situated in the North-East region of Vietnam, Halong Bay is a bay in the Gulf of Tonkin comprised of regions of Halong City, the township of Cam Pha, and a part of the island district of Van Don. Halong bay borders Cat Ba Island in the southwest, the South Pacific Ocean in the east, and the mainland, creating a 120 km coastline.Halong Bay is made up of 1,969 islands...
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Working with Catalyst Foundation in Viet Nam
I arrived in Saigon in Mid-August of 2007. I could feel the wave of humid air wash over me as our plane descended into Ho Chi Minh City International Airport. As the communist officer questioned me on my reasons for visiting Viet Nam, his guff tone made me stumble over my words, as I struggled to find the right words to describe my trip in Vietnamese. “I’m...
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Pickpockets: Where To Find Them And How To Avoid Them
Thanks to the popular hotel review site, TripAdvisor, we have some fresh thoughts on how to avoid pickpockets, the bane of every traveler's existence. Well, some would say that airport security is the bane of every air traveler's existence, but pickpockets do affect families, too. Thanks to the popular hotel review site, TripAdvisor,...
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Thailand And Vietnam: Resources for Eco-Aquaventures
Here's the family-oriented resource you'll need to plan a marine tour on the Andaman coast of Thailand or in the waters of Viet Nam. Here's the family-oriented resource you'll need to plan a marine tour on the Andaman coast of Thailand or in the waters of Viet Nam. Plan ahead for some incredible family adventures in two of Asia's most family-friendly countries. In the...
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West Meets East in Vietnam
Today, after wandering through the Metropolitan Museum of Art and visiting the standard exhibits which have lured me there during the past 17 years (i.e. the Temple of Dendur, the Medieval armor hall, the Christmas tree), I ended up in front of a new exhibit of art created around the world in 1 AD.There was a model of ancient Rome, old Caesarian coins, Chinese swords, Guatemalan drums, among...
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