Blogs from Vinh, Nghe An, North Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia

Central Vietnam, 29 May to 1 June 2014 - We traveled by train from Hanoi to Vinh city and stayed a night there. I used to visit this city in the past, but it was just a day trip on business for submitting tender documents of my company. There was a place that I had not been to in Vietnam yet. It was the home village of President Hồ Chí Minh (1890 - 1969) which is 15km away from Vinh city. The purpose of our trip this time was to visit his home village and Cửa Lò beach. On 30 May, we made a day trip to Sen village which was the place where President Hồ Chí Minh lived from 1901 to 1906 during his teenage. This is also the home village of his father. We ... read more

The childhood of President Ho Chi Minh is recorded lively and exactly in his memorial relics in Kim Lien Commune, Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province. Under the green bamboo trees in Chua Village (Hoang Tru) and Sen Village (Kim Lien) still remains the house made of bamboo and wood, the beloved relics stood for nearly a century which marked in the human history and became the invaluable property of our nation, having the national and international significance. These material and cultural heritages contribute to reflect the beauty of President Ho Chi Minh's life - the national hero of self - liberation, world cultural activists, the most notable person of Lam Hong region and Vietnam. Heading to National Highway No.46 from Vinh City, turn left about 1km, It's Hoang Tru Village - President Ho Chi Minh's ... read more

well we have know left laos and entered vietnam. It has been a hard hilly ride to get here but after a few massive passes we made it. we left luang probang heading south down route 13 towards the capital. with the original intention to do a short day when we left we arrived at the guest house to find in wasnt too good. so we decided to press on for what the map said was 25 kms to the next town. although the problem was that the map wasnt right and the actual distance was 55km. this comprised of a 10km pass then followed by a 20km pass. at night fall we just managed to arrive at the guest house only to find it was as bad as the first and expensive. anyway after another ... read more

Pour vous changer des tractations electorales, voici un apercu de notre passage au Vietnam! Decouvrir le Vietnam en trois semaines, ce n etait bien sur pas assez long! Mais bon, il faut faire des choix, et le Laos nous attendait! Mais pour etre franche, nous ne sommes pas decus d avoir traverse la frontiere avec le Laos et de laisser derriere nous le Vietnam. Comme plusieurs voyageurs vous le diront, le Vietnam est magnifique, facile a voyager, mais reellement epuissant. Trop de commercants vous offrents mondes et merveilles pour ensuite vous appercevoir que vous vous etes fait avoir. Dans de telles conditions, il est difficile de faire confiance et meme parfois de garder le sourire. Agressivite et anarques ne sont pas rares. Mais c est aussi ca l art de voyager: continuer d ouvrir son coeur ... read more