Bánh tét (round shaped rice cake), which consists of sticky rice, green bean, pork and pepper, is traditional cake during Tết in central and southern Vietnam. In the north, our cake is of square shape (Bánh chưng).
Hội An - Tết 2011 (the Year of the Cat) February 9th 2011 Tết 2011 (Vietnamese Lunar New Year - the Year of the Cat): We had a long holiday this year (8 days) and I decided to celebrate my new year in central Vietnam instead of traveling abroad like I often do. My intention on this 5-day trip (31/1 to 4/2/2011) was to experience New Year's eve in Hội An old town and go by boat to Cù Lao Chàm island. Unfortunately, the weather was not great during m ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info