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Top 3 food to eat in Hai Phong
So you travel to Hai Phong, and have no idea about the food. Well, this post is for you ! Apart from Cat Ba island, I didn’t spend much time in Hai Phong, a port city in the northeast Vietnam. Most of my time is to find good food so I will review a bit about some local food in Hai Phong. Only three dishes, no big deal. Bánh đa cua (Crab brown rice noodle) Well, when I write these words, my mouth is watering, again. It is such a delicious food with unique flavor. The bowl includes cá viên (fish ball), riêu cua (like in “bún riêu“), chả thịt cuốn lá sương xông (spring roll by leaves), nõn tôm (unshelled…
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Luang Prabang Travel Guide
Luang Prabang, the ex-capital, destination of monks walking for offerings in a quiet morning, delicious and fresh food from legendary Mekong river, a place where you just wanna be lazy all days in an armchair and read Lonely planet (I mean old versions). And if you feel cramped a little bit then a ride following river bank and enjoy a cup of hot coffee in the fanstatic evening is your choice. Here we go! Get around LP is a small town so you can choose either to walk, rent a cycle or motorbike and ride around. If you wish to travel further a bit like majestic Kuang Si waterfall (30 kilometers away), then rent…
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Phonxavan Travel Guide
Phonxavan, land of fire and bomb in history, mysterious Plain of Jars and magnificent road trips along range of pines. Don’t miss it in your Lao itinerary. Power cut The city sometimes experiences power cut. When we arrived and was checking room before booking, all the lights were off. My friend admittedly was lucky because of not being trapped in the elevator at that time. Bike rental I saw many signboard for rentals, so no problem renting one, price ranges variously from 60,000-100,000 kip, depending on what kinds (manual or automatic shift), date and your bargain skill. Tips: it’d better choose manuals for safety concern. READ MORE: Sapa biking tips Hours of…
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Asean Sculpture Garden in Kuala Lumpur
If you travel Malaysia Capital and make a plan to visit Tugu Negara, so don’t ignore ASEAN Sculpture Garden in Kuala Lumpur. Location It is a beautiful garden along Parlimen Road, about 100 metres to the National Monument (Tugu Negara) as well as very close to the Lake Gardens and 15-minute walk from the Masjid Jamek LRT station. What to explore in Asean Sculpture Garden in Kuala Lumpur You should spend 15 minutes take snap of pictures as the garden features the works created by award-winning local artists of the six founding Association of Southeast Asian Nations, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei. The garden was officially opened in 1987 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of ASEAN. It’s quite interesting if you know more…
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Batu Caves: a Spot Not-to-Miss When Travelling to Kuala Lumpur
vNo-one travels to Kuala Lumpur to miss a visit to Batu Caves – a very attractive destination close to the capital, featuring the popular Hindu festival – Thaipusam, holding the tallest Hindu god statue in the world and the labyrinth of spooky limestone caves in Malaysia. So amazing !! Besides, you will be given a challenge to take quite steep 272 steps to enter a giant dorm-shaped cave with numerous religious activities conducting inside and a panoramic view toward the metropolian area. Don’t miss it ! Batu Caves actually includes three main caves featuring temples, Hindu shrines and a system of small-scale caves to explore. 1 – The history Some…
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5 Reasons to Travel Laos
Back from the memorable trip across mountainous country, to my best recollection, I can list 5 reasons to travel Laos. If you love these ones, why not arrange to make a trip to the heaven destination. Live slowly This the number one of reasons to travel Laos. If you’re drown in 9-5 lifestyle, you will love it – the country of slow pace. In the morning, when it must be time to get up and prepare to work, local people still remain sleeping. The first morning we visited Vientiane and thought it should be a little bit crowded, well, just few people appears and it was hard for us to ask…
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A guide to Di Linh
Just a stop enrouting to Dalat, Di Linh somehow, has its own identity of unique landscape and food. Get in The best relaxation way is to take an open bus of Phuong Trang or Thanh Buoi for around 200,000 dong. Bike trip is good for adventure, the highway 20 condition is very good, flat and smooth, frequent bike service, so you have no trouble riding to Di Linh. Best local food I had a wonderful meal at a small food stall at 368 Hung Vuong. They cook very well, the dishes are cheap and tasty. I had yougurt with red artichoke flower, Xiu mai and chicken soup for only 32,000…
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How to spend 24 hours in Hanoi, Vietnam capital
Visiting Hanoi as a transit (to Sapa like me) and don’t have much time researching ? My ideal itinerary 24 hours in Hanoi will help you save much time and enjoy Hanoi fully First, I don’t think we could use only one day for Ha Noi. It’s too big, too complicating, too many things to explore, from food to culture, even a street is able to get you lost in its own beauty. But sometimes, time is not our friend, especially when we don’t have much of it. If for some reasons that you can’t take a complete Ha Noi holiday week, then my 24-hour guide hopefully useful for you.…
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My Fansipan summit travel story
If you are a trekaholic, when you visit countries, what would you be? The highest summit – rooftop of the country or certain region, right? When you in Lao Cai, a north-western province of Vietnam, don’t forget to trek the rooftop of Indochina – Fansipan summit, at the height of 3143m above sea level. The summit is always the most attractive destination for not only for the local but also travelers around the world. And I really would like to tell you my Fansipan travel story – majestic and fanstatic! Prologue Despite a solo traveler, I didn’t choose to go alone this trip. Especially I heard the news that there had…
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A full Ninh Binh budget travel guide
The reason why I write Ninh Binh budget travel guide is a huge request of ones who have watched Kong: Skull island movie and wish to travel Ninh Binh – the background, featuring Karst scenery like Trang An, Tam Coc,.. A secret to reveal: they are just a part of majestic Ninh Binh. There are many destinations and experience waiting for you to explore. My Ninh Binh travel budget guide will include transportation options, destination list, what to do, food and drink section also, a recommend itinerary and FAQ for more handy information. For my experience, Ninh Binh budget travel is really possible – buses and accommodations are cheap and well-equipped. So don’t miss it when…
