Ha Noi has undergone 1000 years of history with many events, ups and downs, and changes. To find a bit of old Ha Noi, visitors can stroll through the old quarter mix with quintessence of the thousand-year land of culture. That is also particularly impresses of foreign visitors when coming to Ha Noi.
When people mention Binh Dinh, they think of the land of martial arts. However, Binh Dinh is endowed with many spectacular landscapes, historical and cultural sites and stunning beaches.
While famous beaches along the coastal zone of Central Vietnam always become “hot spots†in summer, Xuan Dai bay in Phu Yen is not so impacted by the burst of summer tourism, and is able to retain its quaint beauty.
Hoi An flourished thanks to its port, attracting traders from China, Japan and the Mediterranean in the 16th, 17th centuries. Out of this mixture of cultures, a unique style of Vietnamese cooking developed, drawing upon a wide range of flavours, influences and cooking techniques.
I arrived at Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province on a weekend morning in early August without sunlight and without rain. Ha Long was blanketed in mist. Before me in that vaporous moody place, an endless fleet of tour boats appeared, proving that the world heritage bay is always attractive regardless of bad weather.
A doorman protects the entrance to your home but for the city of Ha Noi, four deities take care of that job.
With many historical, cultural relics and fascinating tourist areas, Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai province is considered as an amazing tourist attraction.
Park Chung-bae and his wife, who've rented a two-storey house in Ha Noi's My Dinh Ward, said they visited the centuries-old Buoi Market in the capital to buy ornamental plants for their home.
"How many ways are there to cool off in the city?" a friend asked me, which, I assumed, was a rhetorical question. Let me tell you, I have been living an urban existence for 21 years and still, I can only count the ways to blow off steam in the city on my fingers.
The Thang Long Imperial Citadel was built in the 11th century by the Ly Dynasty. It was constructed on the remains of a Chinese fortress dating from the 7th century, on drained land reclaimed from the Red River Delta in Ha Noi.
Ben En National Park is located in the two districts of Nhu Xuan and Nhu Thanh, 45km southwest of Thanh Hoa Province. It is not only the place preserving sources of rare and precious varieties of fauna and flora in service of scientific research but also an ideal tourist attraction.
No-one knows exactly when the name of Hoang Hau (Queen) was used to call the beach situated on the outskirts of Quy Nhon City, but many people believe it is the most beautiful beach in the central province of Binh Dinh.