Tag archive for ‘Ho Chi Minh’
September 3rd, 2010 |
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People all over Vietnam have been preparing offerings for their ancestors and attending activities during Vu Lan festival.
The street selling votive paper products have been busier, restaurants offering vegetarian food have been filled with an abundance of customers, and people have been flocking to pagodas to pray for the deceased in honour of Vu Lan [...]
September 3rd, 2010 |
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GULF OF TONKIN BEAUTY: An aerial view of the islands of Halong Bay, which legend says were created by a dragon flailing its tail.
ISLAND MAGIC: The dramatic setting of Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RAPTUROUS SIGHT: A beautiful sunset makes for a lovely evening display of Halong Bay which features limestone islands, grottoes, and [...]
September 3rd, 2010 |
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Traditional foods, culture and customs will be highlighted at the Ha Thanh Food Festival due to be held from October 6 to 11 in Hanoi.
Pho, a traditional Vietnamese dish.
“This will be a special opportunity for visitors to discover the unique food culture of the North, Central and South of Vietnam, especially the specialties of the [...]
September 3rd, 2010 |
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Mai Linh writes of the growing numbers of people going vegetarian in Vietnam.
More and more people are turning to the greener side of the plate, as vegetarian diets become an increasingly popular way to eat healthy without missing out on the taste.
A vegetarian buffet bar.
Customers at Viet Chay Vegetarian Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.
At [...]
September 3rd, 2010 |
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Booming Saigon, a city on the move, lays claim to a specialty that Vietnamese-American writer Monique Truong, author of “The Book of Salt” and the coming “Bitter in the Mouth,” calls “the ultimate on-the-go fare”: the extravagantly stuffed banh mi sandwich.
Saigon signature sandwich
David Hagerman for The Wall Street Journal
The most popular form is banh mi [...]
September 3rd, 2010 |
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Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is a vibrant, lush landscape of increasingly modern cities amid sprawling rice fields and jungle. The Mekong River and its branches shape life in the region. People live, shop, sell and eat from and in their vessels and homes on the water. Here, the sun rises on the Hau River. Like much [...]
September 3rd, 2010 |
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Quang Chung goes in search of pirates and adventure in Ha Tien archipelago in southern Vietnam.
Night market on the island
In search of adventure I am always keen exploring some of Vietnam’s lesser known islands, where invariably you will find untouched beaches, stunning scenery and amazing seafood. And perhaps more.
A former schoolmate, who is now a [...]
September 3rd, 2010 |
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No shoes are allowed inside the Cao Dai Temple. The colorful exterior is matched by the colorful robes the priests wear during worship. (Photos by GINA C. MENESES)
It is HCMC or Ho Chi Minh City now, but the Vietnamese still call it Saigon and call themselves Saigonese.
Saigon has been one of the places in my [...]
September 3rd, 2010 |
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Harvest season has arrived bringing with it a healthy crop and serene views of the rice fields in Quang Nam Province.
The Co Tu ethnic minority group is busy harvesting the yellow-ripened rice fields which rest along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
The Co Tu people have a community house in a community yard called a Guol. [...]
September 3rd, 2010 |
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The best dessert in Ho Chi Minh City is being ladled up on a street corner
Ms. Thanh preparing chè đậu at her spot near the corner of Cao Ba Nha and Cong Quynh streets in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1
Thanh, 50, lives in an endless cycle of chè.
Every night, before going to bed, she [...]
