One night stand on Ha Long Bay Written by Jimmy Vu (info@vietnamimpressive.com) Saturday, 05 August 2006   A recent survey discovered an overnight stay on Ha Long Bay is one of Viet Nam’s top ten experiences for foreign travellers. Thuy Ha stays over. When Ha Long Bay was recognised by UNESCO as a world cultural […]

Heels-up in the hills of Hanoi Written by Jimmy Vu (info@vietnamimpressive.com) Friday, 18 August 2006   Not for the first time, I gatecrashed a party. This time it’s a party for Vietnamese officials in a Montagnard village in the mountains near Hanoi. And even though I haven’t brought anything to drink, no one seems to […]

Vietnam & China – Travelogue Written by Hans en Mirjam Damen Monday, 21 August 2006 Vietnam General Although US dollars are still widely accepted everywhere in Vietnam, it sometimes pays to pay in dong. Most museums will quote a price in dollars, but accept dong at 10.000 dong to the dollar. Given the exchange rate […]

Living in harmony with nature at Tra Su Cajeput Forest Written by Jimmy Vu (info@vietnamimpressive.com) Thursday, 24 August 2006   The Tra Su Cajeput Forest situated in southern An Giang province is gaining an international reputation as an attractive destination for ecological and scientific research tours in the Mekong delta, thanks to its wonderfully diverse […]

No frills, just flavour at Bun Bo Nam Bo Written by Julie Ginsberg Friday, 25 August 2006   For what it lacks in frills, Bun Bo Nam Bo compensates with its namesake’s well-crafted taste. Julie Ginsberg confesses to a new addiction. At Bun Bo Nam Bo, the name says it all. That’s what they do, […]

Visiting Vietnam is an eye-opening experience Written by Lewis Kalmbach Sunday, 27 August 2006 People always contrast north Louisiana and south Louisiana as opposites. The same can be said for Vietnam. In the north, I found Hanoi (perched on the banks of the Red River!) to be a bit cold and suspicious, but in Saigon, […]

Cat Ba Island, Vietnam Written by Jeff Greenwald Saturday, 02 September 2006 29 March 2006, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam What’s an endangered monkey worth? If it’s a Golden-Maned Langur – found only on Cat Ba Island, off the coast of North Vietnam, a few hours’ drive from Hanoi – the answer is, about a hundred […]

Riding the Ho Chi Minh Trail Written by Cheryn Flanagan Sunday, 10 September 2006   “You see real Vietnam,” Dung yelled back to me as we sped along the twisting, snaking asphalt of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The jungle was all around us: a jumble of a million different leaves, grasses, textures, shapes, shadows, […]

Fansipan Tour – 4th ‘trophy’ Written by Mike Tran (mike@vietnamimpressive.com) Wednesday, 12 March 2008   Reaching the top of Fansipan – the highest peak in the Indochina is always in my mind even how many times before I have ever conquered as it is often a big challenge, hardness, and sometimes of course a feeling […]

A Unique Experience on Monkey Island – Cat Ba Written by Mike Tran (mike@vietnamimpressive.com) Monday, 03 August 2009 This is my third time in the summer to join with my football club Thang Long FC for the holiday and friendly match event. Cat Ba island, the name which does not sound any strange or unique […]