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Mekong delta and Phu Quoc island

MEKONG 1 DAY My Tho - Ben Tre Cai Be - Vinh Long Tram Chim national park of Dong Thap province MEKONG 2 DAYS  Ben Tre province, Can Tho city  (coconut forests, rowing boat along zigzag water coconut creeks, floating market) or  Tram Chim national park and Sa Dec town of Dong Thap province or  Ben Tre province with homestay or Vinh Long province with homestay on An Binh island MEKONG DELTA 3 DAYS  Ben Tre province, Can Tho city  and  Chau Doc town  (coconut forests, rowing boat along zigzag water coconut creeks, floating market, cajuput forest with kingdom of bird and stork, floating house village) or  Tram Chim national park and Sa Dec town of Dong Thap province, Can Tho city with floating market  or  Ben Tre province with homestay and    Can Tho city with floating market  or Vinh Long province with homestay on An Binh island and  Can Tho city with floating market  MEKONG DELTA 3 DAYS...

Transport And Tipycal Itinerary

Content includes: A/ Saigon to Cambodia, Thailand and Laos B/ Transport in Cambodia C/ Tipycal itinerary D/ Other A/ Saigon to Cambodia, Thailand and Laos * By bus Travel distance: 240km (Saigon - Phnom Penh capital)                             557km (Saigon - Siem Reap town, Angkor)                             470Km (Saigon - Sihanoukville beach city, Cambodia)                             317Km (Phnom Penh - Siem Reap)                             230Km (Phnom Penh - Sihanoukville)                            Travel time:   06 hours (Saigon - Phnom Penh capital)               ...

Saigon and Around

3 DAYS IN SAIGON * 1st day: In the morning: Cu Chi tunnel half day by bus/fast boat (8:00AM - 1:30PM).                  In the afternoon: Saigon half day tour with War Remnants Museum, Independence palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office                  In the evening: Water puppet show and massage * 2nd day: Mekong delta 1 day with     My Tho - Ben Tre province or Cai Be - Vinh Long province or  Tram Chim national park of Dong Thap province * 3rd day: Food and Drink, Shopping, Massage...            or   Can Gio monkey island - world biosphere reserve and Guerilla floating base 4 DAYS IN SAIGON * 1st day: In the morning: Cu Chi tunnel half day by bus/fast boat (8:00AM - 1:30PM).                  In the afternoon: Saigon half day tour with War Remnants Museum, Independen...

Vietnam Travel Forum

1/ www.phuot.vn     Language: Vietnamese    Overview: One of  the best and largest travel forums in Vietnam with up-to-date information. 2/ www.ttvnol.com     Language: Vietnamese 3/ Future of Vietnam Tourism According to Vietnam daily newspapers, 95% tourists visited Vietnam said they dont think they will come back to this S-Shaped country. How about you, guys? What MUST the Vietnam tourism department do? Your solutions? Below is an article from Dan Tri news ( By JC Smith | dtinews.vn) Future of Vietnamese tourism – malaise or Malaysia? I’ve always been remarkably sceptical about Malaysia’s tourist advertising, but it’s managed to permeate the popular consciousness perhaps like no other country. I bet even now as I’m speaking you’re humming ‘Malaysia truly Asia…’ and recalling the rather bland feel-good images from their latest Star World TV adverts. I got to test the veracity of the adverts recently when I was...

Free Accommodation in Saigon

One of my friends, Ms Dung, a lady who usually enjoys many long journeys around Asia with her family, is happy to offer free accommodation to those who are female budget travellers, especially students. Availability: 1 person/ time (Female only) Where: Stay with Ms Dung's family in a flat which is some hundred meters to Ben Thanh market, center of Saigon. What esle:   1/ Ms Dung has been an employee of TheSinhTourists for almost 7 years. She speaks French, English quite fluently (and a little bit Cantonese, Mandarin too!). Therefore, she can give you good recommendations/advices about travelling along Vietnam (TheSinhTourist is formerly well-known as Sinhcafe - One of the most reliable open bus/tour operators in Vietnam: www.thesinhtourist.vn)  2/ We love to be a part of the new destinations. And We do hope you will discover more and more Vietnam culture with us. At least you will know how a normal life of a Saigonese is. And enjoy Saturday/Sunday dinne...

The songs I love

1/ Chu ech con (Little frog)     Italian Version and Vietnamese version     Composer: Phan Nhan     Lyric:     "La rana dello stagno, ad Hanoi, che fa? Dopo che ha fatto il bagno va all'università Va per imparare come cinguettar E adesso fa "cip cip" invece che "cra cra" Cip cip Cra cra Cra cra Cip cip Cip cip Cra cra Cra cra Cip cip E tra Chi fa  Cip cip Cra cra C' è un gallo che fa miao. Ma va là, ma va là Ma dai, che storia è questa. Ma va là, ma va là Invece, invece è la verità. Il piccolo usignolo, ad Hanoi, che fa? Dal nido prende il volo e a scuola se ne va Deve far l'esame, studia a fare il cane, E invece di "cip cip" sul ramo fa "bau bau" Cip cip Bau bau Bau bau Cip cip Cip cip Bau bau Bau bau Cip cip E tra Chi fa  Cip cip Bau bau C' è un gallo che fa miao. Ma va là, ma va là Ma dai, che storia è questa. Ma va là, ma va là Invece, invece è la verità. Noi studiamo inglese, ...