Vietnam > Vietnam Experience

Advantages: an unforgatable place
Disadvantages: pollution

At the time of my stay of 3 months for professional reason in Vietnam of mid January to mid April, I have had the luck to be lodged on Saigon. The city is a little rebel following Viet government because when the country decided to enter marked economy the capital Hanoi hesitated staying on the basements of the comunism when Saigon rushed in the new openings and got the mains markets. Lived and impressions on the city: Tentacular city and bruillante. ...
...the night slightly to start again even more in the small hours. From my room at 8eme stacks the attenuated rumbling noise of the trafic, occured mainly by mupets and motorcycles and its overnight appearance in the avenues made one think of an enormous snake . He wake up in the small hours and increase crescendo.This one begin here toward 3hoo and reache its apogee to 7h00. The contrast between the middle air-conditioned of the hotel and the outside ... Read review

Advantages: It's a peaceful city with many beautiful sceneries
Disadvantages: there are not so many places for entertaining

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam (in the Southest Asia). It is located in the north of the country and has the population of more than 3 million people. Hanoi is almost 1000 years old (995 years old actually). The city is beautiful and people here are very friendly. +++ THE WEATHER +++ - Hanoi has 4 different seasons: autumn, spring, summer and winter (unlike Ho Chi Minh city: only dry and rainy season). However, I think the most beautiful time of ...
...many places to go in Hanoi but I'll just write about some famous places that you really should go. - Uncle Ho's Mausoleum (to people that don't know who Uncle Ho is - he was the greatest leader of Vietnam): it's a decent place but really beautiful - as you can see in the photo. The mausoleum is surrounded by many trees, grass cover,... After visit the Mausoleum, you should visit the Ho Chi Minh Museum - which is close to the Mausoleum - there are ... Read review

Advantages: A noisy family is (usually) a happy family
Disadvantages: A good nights sleep can be hard to find

I was inspired to write this by a wonderful review (in fact reviews) Mitsudan has recently written about Japanese customs. Just as he is clearly passionate about Japan so I guess I am about Vietnam (though you will probably not believe me in places). I fell in love on my first visit, not only with the country but with a wonderful lady to whom I am now happily married. I now have seven visits under my belt, we married 3 years ago, have a son of 2 ...
...with Vietnam and experience of its customs goes back much further than 2003. In the mid 80s I helped two young Vietnamese boys learn English for a year. I got a lot of support because of my dyslexia when at secondary school and I volunteered to help in my sixth year wanting to give something back. This I feel I did but I got the most wonderful and unexpected gift in return; an introduction to a Vietnamese family and culture that was unlike anything ... Read review

Advantages: Halong Bay in Vietnam
Disadvantages: Good for sightseeing

Halong Bay The must see place Halong Bay is one of the world's natural wonders, and is the most beautiful tourist destination of Vietnam. Halong Bay features more than one thousand awesome limestone karsts and islands of various sizes and shapes along the 120-km coastline of Bai Chay Beach. Its waters are host to a great diversity of ecosystems including offshore coral reefs, freshwater swamp forests, mangrove forests, small freshwater lakes, and ...
...fortress against invaders; these precious stones are represented by the lush green outcrops. Several islands boast beautiful grottos and caves with contiguous chambers, hidden ponds and peculiar stone formations. Halong Bay is about 170 kilometers northeast of Hanoi and 3,5 hours by road. Resourse from http://www.halongbay-vietnam.com http://www.halongbay.halong.net.vn enjoy ... Read review

Advantages: beautiful scenery and atmostphere
Disadvantages: need some local people as a guide

...go on a bit fast, Dalat is completely different .Peaceful, romantic is what Dalat actually is. = How to?? and the weather= Located in Lamdong province, Dalat is just about 300 km away from Ho Chi Minh city, which usualy takes 4 hours to get there. If it's misty, you may have to spend some more time on the bus, but , in fact that's what the tourists usually like. Especialy in summer , when almost all other region is Viet Nam is fairly hot(from ...
...of places to visit around Dalat ,and might take time to see them all, so it's time to choose which one should you go for. For me, in my opinion based on my own experience, I would recommend some names : 1. Thac Cam Ly--- Cam Ly waterfall. Such an amazing, gorgeous waterfall, honestly I haven't seen any as beautiful as this one. Also, right behind the waterfall, there is a small cave so they built a wooden bridge there. So that allow you to stand ... Read review