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Being a tour guide and trip leader for the last 12 years, I see that one of the most confusing things for visitors to Vietnam is figuring out the tipping custom. Unlike the United States and other Western countries where tips are expected and considered part of the wages paid, in Vietnam, the tip is […]
Pho Vietnam, widely known as Vietnamese noodle soup, is a highlight of Vietnamese cuisine. Pho is also considered one of the most popular street foods in almost all big cities of Vietnam such as Hanoi, Halong, Nam Dinh, and Ho Chi Minh City. Up to now, there has been no dish that can represent the […]
Hanoi has been known internationally as a melting pot of Vietnamese cuisine, foods are served on a moving cranky bicycle, on the edge of bustling streets full of motorbikes, on the narrow sidewalks appropriated by the sea of plastic stools, in a memorable passageway a meter wide, right at someone’s doorstep or up a spiral […]
From ancient times until now, each incense stick has become a beautiful cultural feature of the Vietnamese people. Have you ever wondered how incense is made? What ingredients are used, and is the process of producing incense simple or complex? Read the article below to answer these questions! How to Make Incense To create incense […]
I’ve been going on and on about Vietnamese food and how delicious it is. And every now and then I mention in my posts about “pho”- the most famous Vietnamese noodle soup. Many of my foreign friends and guests fell in love with “pho’’ when they discovered the traditional food of Hanoi. Pho is no […]
In a recent survey conducted by the city of Hanoi, visitors were asked which Vietnamese dishes they had enjoyed the most, most responses were pho bo (beef noodle soup). That doesn’t surprise me, because pho bo is not only famous for its tenderness of the rice noodles, the texture characteristics of low fat thinly sliced […]
For years after the war, people still kept the question of what was the war about, how was it started, and who was who. The nature of the Vietnam War then remains complicated to many, depending on different sides and perspectives. But to me, it can be seen like this: To the US and South […]
Which are the best local restaurants in Sapa, Vietnam, is one of the most asked questions I have as a trip leader, which I do love to answer. I like delicious food, so I want to make sure my travelers find their way to the best local restaurants in the town. Also, it requires quite […]
Though Indochine Francais was officially formed in 1887, the Treaty of Saigon started the French colonization in Vietnam from 1862 to 1945. During 83 years of its colonization, the French imposed significant political and cultural changes on Vietnamese society. Vietnam fell under French influence in many aspects of its culture, including architecture, cuisine, religion, fashion, […]
Whenever we talk about Hanoi, we often talk about the over 1000 years of history. Hanoi has been known as an old capital city of Vietnam with its ancient values and standards. We often talk about the Old Quarter, the French architecture, and the long cultural lifestyle… of the Hanoian people. But here in this […]
