Vietnam Beach: China Beach (Non Nuoc), Danang

Second in a series of short descriptions about different beach destinations in Vietnam. China Beach in Danang, Vietnam, is a famous, much heralded beach and well worth a visit.Also see: Vietnam Beach: Lang Co...

New York Philharmonic: Ambassador to Communist World

After accepting North Korea's invitation to perform from the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in the capital of the communist country in 2008, and most recently its acceptance to perform in Vietnam at The Hanoi Opera...

Vietnam Beach: Lang Co Beach, Lang Co

First in a series of short descriptions about different beach destinations in Vietnam. Lang Co Beach is a much overlooked gem!Also see: Vietnam Beach: Lang Co Beach, Lang Co Vietnam Beach: China Beach (Non Nuoc),...

Formerly Classified Richard Nixon Tapes Available Online

Over 150 hours of formerly classified tape recordings at Richard Nixon's White House were made available online Tuesday. The tapes, along with 30, 000 pages of documents and smaller selection of the documents, were made public by the Nixon Presidential Library. The...

Guide to Vietnamese Weddings - Part 4 (Final)

A Cross-cultural Comedy: My Unconventional Vietnamese Wedding Final in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding customs and traditions.Guide...

Guide to Vietnamese Weddings - Part 3

"Một, Hai, Ba, YO!", It's a Toast You'll Come to Know!Third in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding customs and traditions. What to...

Guide to Vietnamese Weddings - Part 2

Inviting a ReceptionWhat to expect on arrival at a Vietnamese Wedding reception. Second in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding customs and...

Guide to Vietnamese Weddings - Part 1

Negotiating an engagement.First in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding practices, customs and traditions.Vietnamese Weddings are unlike...

Vietnam Swine Flu: U.S. Invasion?

5 Swine Flu cases confirmed in VietnamJune 05, 2009, as at 5pm local time (GMT+7) today, Vietnamese authorities reported another new case of Swine Flu (A/H1N1) virus. A 41-year old Vietnamese-American woman from...

Raising Baby Bilingual

At just 3 1/2 years old, Saigon Sam has been an ongoing, linguistic experiment all his short life. His circumstances and situation continually raise a lot of interest among foreigners and Vietnamese alike here in...

What to Never/Always do when you visit Vietnam

Traveling to Vietnam as a tourist is not the same as living here. You need to get "up to speed" quickly with the way things actually happen in Vietnam. The companion article Living in Vietnam explains some "Why's",...

French and Asian cuisine fusion fest

The Hotel Majestic Saigon, together with Le Cordon Bleu International, will host a food fest themed “Flavor Fusions” at Serenade Restaurant (7th floor) & Prima Ballroom (5th floor) of the hotel on June 8, 9...

Living in Vietnam

Not just a salaried 1-2 year company-appointed-tourist, you are Really LIVING in Vietnam when you understand Why... . . . you walk on the roadway with the traffic because it is safer and there are simply too many...

ACTIVETRAVEL ASIA (ATA) Launches the Summer Promotion 2009

ATA offers great Promotions regularly so travelers can afford their travel anytime of the year. These promotions are guaranteed by luxurious adventure tours, add-on values and good prices with 15-20% discount.The diversity of the adventure types: biking, trekking/hiking,...

Why Activetravel Asia

ACTIVETRAVEL ASIA (ATA) is one of the Indochina’s leading adventure travel companies and offers Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar adventure tours, including hiking and trekking, biking, motorcycling, overland touring and family travel packages.In 2006 four outdoor...

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