Discovering Viet Hai: A Journey Through Time and Nature

Viet Hai, a remote village nestled in the heart of Northern Vietnam’s spectacular karst landscape, offers a compelling story of transformation and the enduring spirit of its people. As a long-time friend and business partner of Quyen, a local entrepreneur, I’ve witnessed firsthand the village’s evolution from a quiet agricultural community to a bustling hub

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Cat Ba Archipelago: Vietnam’s Secret Hideaway in the Gulf of Tonkin

June 23, 2023 By Blog, Blog, Blog Comments Off

An exotic destination with pristine beaches, secluded lagoons, coves, tropical forest, and lakes allows you to discover the best places for kayaking, biking and hideaways. Cannon Fort Head out of Cat Ba Town to the entrance of the well-signposted Cannon Fort, just 15 minutes away, and take a leisurely 20-minute stroll to the fort. Take

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Cat Ba Archipelago: Vietnam’s Secret Hideaway

April 17, 2023 By Uncategorized Comments Off

The transfer by limo through the 5B Highway cuts down to only 1.5 hours from Hanoi to Cat Ba Archipelago. The Cat Ba Archipelago is an exotic destination with pristine beaches, secluded lagoons, coves, tropical forests, and lakes allow holidaymakers to discover the best places for swimming, kayaking, and biking and many hideaways in the

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Cac-Ba

August 23, 2022 By Uncategorized Comments Off

Many legends and mythologies surround the island’s name From my vintage postcards of French Indochina, I treasure a rich collection about local life, people, landscape, townscapes and villages in the early 1930s, as well as some of the many legends and myths which have been handed down the generations. The first is the legend of

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Top 5 things to explore in Cat Ba Island

Located in Northern Vietnam, Cat Ba Island is the largest island of Halong Bay with an area of 285 km2. The charm of Cat Ba not only lies in the splendid islets of towering limestone in Lan Ha Bay but also in the serenity of a-lot-less-touristy destination.  Cat Ba Island belongs to Cat Hai District,

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