The Vault
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2016: A travel year to look back
My travel year 2016 look back all my travel memories, where I traveled, friends I met and experience i did. A useful post to glance at a travel blogger life January – Tay Ninh, Vietnam I started the new year with a trekking to Black Virgin summit via challenging Ma Thien Lanh route. Imagine you have to try with all your body and strong mind to get to the top. That’s what I love in mountain hiking. The moment when you see the peak after dozens of time you told yourself “I can’t do it” is really melting. The night was not comfortable, the ground was rough, cold and hard to…
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Black Virgin pagoda near HCMC, Vietnam
Fed up with crowd? Like to enjoy quite and religious, read my experience in the Black Virgin pagoda complex in Tay Ninh, Viet Nam and make your own choice. If you travel to Vietnam, and stay for a week in HCM city, trekking around should be in your check list. There’s a mountain considered as the highest peak in East-southern legion at 996 m. It’s Black Virgin. On a trekking to the peak of Black Virgin mountain, it’s nice to stay a night at the pagoda on the hill side. It generally offers travelers a peaceful atmosphere and good accomodation to reach the top through the “pagoda track” in the…
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The Two Cutest Coffees in Con Dao, Vietnam
After a long journey, we usually find a cosy place to get rid of tiredness and regain the balance. The coffee shops with beautiful design seems very nice to hang out. I’ve seen many Con Dao coffee shops but just really impressed by two names: Infinite and Lacasa. They are really unique in design with a reasonable menu. Infinite cafe This coffee includes 2 sectors with very specific style. The left house look young and modern while the right one is quite vintage. While watching the coffee, I came up with an idea that it followed a rule of design: a style of no style. The exterior looks like a…
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Something true about Yi Peng festival (Mass air lantern release)
Whether you have to pay for ticket to join Yi Peng festival? Firstly, you have to understand the festival in depth. Following my research, there are 2 separate festivals but happening the same time: They are Yi Peng (air lanterns) and Loi Krathong (floating laterns on rivers). While Loi Krathong is popular nationwide in Thailand, Yi Peng is actually local. They are held separately, then combined into one occasion for better organization and tourist attendance. The festival lasts for 3 days officially. However, you can visit days before to experience the local preparation works on their houses and pagodas, or extend your staying longer to access to a self-releasing lanterns event held…
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Nghinh Ong festival in Can Gio
I got the agenda by chance when I was on the ferry. It shows that the event will take place in Can Thanh town. By the way, I think the event is good opportunity to explore local culture as well as the mangrove ecosystem nearby. A good bargain, right? The below are some shows which I think they’re interesting. Festival agenda (with only suggested activities) 13/09/2016 8h: Pentaque tournament (Local Arena) 14/09/2016 7h: Visiting Rung Sac martyrs cemetery. (Rung Sac cemetery) 8h: Food fair (Le Thuong street) 9h: Human chess (Can Thanh market) 19h: Profesional Cai Luong shows – a kind of local musical theater performance (Lang Ong Thuy Tuong – “Whale temple”) 15/09/2016 7h30:…
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Roadtrip at night to Vung Tau
I took a “red-eye” ride – roadtrip at night, from HCM city to explore Vung Tau at dawn and somethings interesting came up. Here is some facts: 1) How clean it is! The first trial offered an exciting experience. I started the journey at 8PM, when the city was still very busy. However, 20 kilometers away from the center, on the highway, the traffic was not as dense as it’s on the day. There’s no sunlight, no harmful fume and dust, even annoying people (if any), just you, your motorbike and the night landscape. It’s no need to wear mask like we usually do when moving around the city. Everything is…
