Vietnam climate: guide to weather patterns and best travel seasons
“Vietnam climate: Khám phá đặc điểm khí hậu Việt Nam với 4 mùa đa dạng, từ nhiệt đới ẩm đến ôn đới. Tìm hiểu ngay để lên kế hoạch du lịch hoàn hảo!”
Vietnamese Coffee Maker – The Key to Authentic Brews
You enjoy Vietnamese coffee? Then you should have a Vietnamese coffee maker to prepare the drink for yourself. It’s simply a filter pot to brew coffee in Vietnamese style. The device is made of either aluminum or stainless steel. The former material is supposed to adversely affect the flavor and taste of coffee. In Vietnam […]
Visiting Thien Mu Pagoda – Discovering Buddhism in Vietnam
Thien Mu Pagoda, or Heavenly Lady Pagoda, should be in your must-see list when visiting Hue Vietnam. It is the most beautiful pagoda – among 140 others – in Hue, the center of Buddhism in my country. Built in 1601, the pagoda is located atop of the Ha Khe hill, overlooking to the poetic Perfume River, and […]
Hoa Lo Prison – A Historic Landmark in Hanoi
Hoa Lo Prison is a historical notorious place that I will suggest if you ask me where to go in Hanoi. In 1896 French colonists – I prefer to call them invaders – built that prison to detain Vietnamese prisoners, especially political opponents. They aimed to suppress revolution movement in my country as well as in […]
Hanoi Old Quarter – A True Vietnamese Gem
Do you believe that Hanoi Old Quarter has a thousand year old? Yes, it’s actually is. Experiencing drastic changes and renovation, it become a landmark of our capital and attracts a lot of tourists, both Vietnamese and foreigners. Let’s see what makes attractions of the ancient streets. Hanoi – 36 old streets and guilds Mostly all Vietnamese […]
My Son Vietnam – A Relic of the Champa Kingdom
My Son Vietnam is a world cultural heritage, the prize that UNESCO uses to recognize cultural value of the site. Mỹ Sơn is pronounced /mee suhn/, not /mai sʌn/ I’ve gone to the sanctuary in the fall 2013, together with my wife in a 3 days vacation in Da Nang and Quang Nam. It’s nearly 70 kilometers […]
Trung Nguyen Coffee – A Proud Made-in-Vietnam Beverage
Trung Nguyen coffee is among leading beverage brands in my country. As I know, the company was established in 1996, amusingly by a group of medical students. Just after a few years, they had a franchise network of more than 10,000 coffee shops in the country, and were also establishing several café outlets overseas. Now, […]
Weasel coffee: it’s a Sh*t?
Have you heard that weasel coffee is a shit? Well, it literally is. In my mother tongue Vietnamese, it is Café Chồn or Café Cứt Chồn, which means weasel-dung coffee. It has another name: civet coffee, and really is a drink specialty that will make consumer to remember forever. High Prices I have to say that the authentic Café […]
Vietnamese iced coffee
Have you ever tasted Vietnamese iced coffee (cà phê sữa đá)? If not, just try a cup, you’ll feel a wonderful savor, which quite different from other popular flavored coffees like Hazelnut, Latte, Cappuccino, etc. How special? With condensed and high caffeine content, Vietnamese iced coffee has more authentic, subtle, and charming taste than instant coffee […]
Vietnamese coffee – A Unique Blend of Flavor and Culture
Have you ever tasted or heard about Vietnamese coffee? It has unique flavor that will impress the most discerning drinker. Our coffee products are not so well-known like those of Brazil, Mexico, etc., not yet at least. We still lack of strong brand names like Starbuck, Nescafe, etc. to bring our national caffeine-rich products to […]