Vietnam Adventure News

Smooth sailing in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Monday, 14 December 2009 10:03 Nguyen Hanh Chi

My Tho Town offers a welcome respite from the rough and tumble of Ho Chi Minh City.

After five days of shop-tillyou-drop in Ho Chi Minh City, a splendid place for such activity, we were sorely in need of another short holiday to recover from this one.

“Why don’t you travel to My Tho this weekend?” a Saigon friend of mine, suggested. She described the perfect antidote to our days in HCMC: “It’s a peaceful, riverside town hidden in lush orchards.”

Float Market in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

A day trip to Tien Giang Province sounded like a great idea to us – me, this northern girl, and two friends of mine from Los Angeles.

Last Updated ( Monday, 14 December 2009 10:23 )

Gathering steam in Sapa, Vietnam

Monday, 07 December 2009 10:25 Nguyen Hanh Chi

The age-old traditions of the Red Dao people, a hill tribe known for its medicinal culture and expert herbalists, infuse an all natural spa in the mountains.

After a long...

Ho Chi Minh Trail Vietnam, from soldier's road to tourist highway

Monday, 30 November 2009 11:56 Nguyen Hanh Chi

HO CHI MINH HIGHWAY, Vietnam — If relentless American bombing didn't get him, it would take a North Vietnamese soldier as long as six months to make the grueling trek dow...

Dalat from a different perspective

Monday, 23 November 2009 13:52 Nguyen Hanh Chi

Dalat, the city of flowers, is not strange to tourists with its famous sightseeing spots such as Lang Biang Mountain, Xuan Huong Lake and Than Tho Lake. If this is your f...

Last Updated ( Monday, 23 November 2009 14:57 )

The Travel Bug by John Soltes: Vietnam

Thursday, 19 November 2009 11:02 Nguyen Hanh Chi

Vietnam, with its verdant countryside and bustling cities, has a lot to offer adventurous travelers and those wanting to put a face on the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh City, f...

Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 November 2009 11:12 )