TRAVELLIVE 5-2016
When I was 18 years old, I got a lovesick since my boyfriend at high school loved another girl upon studying at university. The 18-year-old girl that time considered her health nothing, not eating for days. I locked myself in my room, and even got angry with my parents. One Friday afternoon, my father picked me up after my music lesson, let me home to get some clothes and personal stuff before driving eastward. After parking our car, he bought two tickets to a small island. I was about to say nothing, but upon arriving at a quiet wharf, I couldn’t help but asked: - Where are we going, Dad? You know I am sad, so why do you take me to such a deserted place? - I want to bring you far away from sad things you have in the mainland. I’ll teach you how to say bye to them, girl. We dived with fish, crying with the ocean. We stood on high cliffs, letting sea breezes wipe out all my stupid sadness. How magical it was! I seemed to forget the things that upset me. I just wanted to lie under coconut trees, reading my favorite books. My Dad was right. It’s stupid to let my beloved ones down because others don’t respect me. The “love story” between me and islands started like that. Time passed, I’m mature now. Whenever the life gives me “a storm”, I travel to an island so that winds and waves can erase my sorrow and fill my soul with tranquility. What about you? Which place is your “soulmate”? Share with us when you find your own peaceful island!
When I was 18 years old, I got a lovesick since my boyfriend at high school loved another girl upon studying at university. The 18-year-old girl that time considered her health nothing, not eating for days. I locked myself in my room, and even got angry with my parents.
One Friday afternoon, my father picked me up after my music lesson, let me home to get some clothes and personal stuff before driving eastward. After parking our car, he bought two tickets to a small island. I was about to say nothing, but upon arriving at a quiet wharf, I couldn’t help but asked:
- Where are we going, Dad? You know I am sad, so why do you take me to such a deserted place?
- I want to bring you far away from sad things you have in the mainland. I’ll teach you how to say bye to them, girl.
We dived with fish, crying with the ocean. We stood on high cliffs, letting sea breezes wipe out all my stupid sadness. How magical it was! I seemed to forget the things that upset me. I just wanted to lie under coconut trees, reading my favorite books. My Dad was right. It’s stupid to let my beloved ones down because others don’t respect me.
The “love story” between me and islands started like that. Time passed, I’m mature now. Whenever the life gives me “a storm”, I travel to an island so that winds and waves can erase my sorrow and fill my soul with tranquility.
What about you? Which place is your “soulmate”? Share with us when you find your own peaceful island!
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CARAVELLE HOTEL<br />
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INTERCONTINENTAL ASIANA<br />
SAIGON<br />
(Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le<br />
Duan Blvd, District 1, Ho Chi Minh<br />
City, Vietnam *Tel: 3520 9999<br />
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LIBERTY CENTRAL SAIGON<br />
CITYPOINT<br />
(59-61 Pasteur, QuÀn 1, TPHCM<br />
*Tel: 3822 5678)<br />
LIBERTY CENTRAL SAIGON<br />
RIVERSIDE<br />
(17 T´n ߯c Thæng, QuÀn 1,<br />
TPHCM *Tel: 3827 1717)<br />
NORFOLK HOTEL<br />
(117 L Th∏nh T´n, Q1*Tel: 08<br />
3829 5368 *Fax: 08 3829 3415<br />
EMBASSIES/CONSUL-<br />
ATES<br />
KOREA<br />
(107 Nguy‘n Du, District 1<br />
*Tel: 38225757)<br />
AMERICA<br />
(4 L Du»n, District 1<br />
*Tel: 3520 4610)<br />
LAOS<br />
(93 Pasteur, District 1<br />
*Tel: 3829 7667)<br />
MALAYSIA<br />
(2 Ng´ ߯c K’, District 1<br />
*Tel: 382 99023)<br />
JAPAN<br />
(261 ßi÷n Bin PhÒ, District 3<br />
*Tel: 3933 3510)<br />
RUSSIA<br />
(40 Bµ Huy÷n Thanh Quan,<br />
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TRAVEL AGENTS<br />
TAXIS<br />
HOTELS/RESORTS<br />
RESTAURANTS<br />
BARS/CAFES<br />
SPAS<br />
FRANCE<br />
(27 Nguy‘n Th Minh Khai, District<br />
3 *Tel: 3520 6800)<br />
PHILIPPINE<br />
(40-5 Phπm Vi’t Ch∏nh,<br />
Ward 19, B◊nh Thπnh District<br />
*Tel: 3518 0045)<br />
SINGAPORE<br />
(Floor 8 , Saigon Centre - 65 L<br />
LÓi, District 1 *Tel: 3822 5173)<br />
THAILAND<br />
(77 Tr«n QuËc Th∂o, District 3<br />
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AIRLINES<br />
KOREAN AIRLINES<br />
(34 L Du»n, District 1*Tel: 3824<br />
2878 *Website: https://www.<br />
koreanair.com)<br />
QATAR AIRWAYS<br />
(Room 8, Petro Vietnam Building,<br />
1- 5 L Du»n, District 1<br />
*Tel: 3827 3888 *Website:<br />
http://www.qatarairways.com)<br />
TURKISH AIRLINES<br />
(Floor 8, AB Tower- 76A L<br />
Lai, District 1 *Tel: 3936 0360<br />
*Website: http://www.turkishairlines.com)<br />
TRAVEL AGENTS<br />
GINKGO VOYAGE<br />
(130 Nguyen Cong Tru, District<br />
1*Tel: 3838 9944 *www.ginkgovoyage.com<br />
VINH HAN INTERNATIONAL<br />
CO., HCM BRANCH<br />
TAXIS<br />
TAXI 27/7<br />
(153 X´ Vi’t Ngh÷ T‹nh, Ward<br />
17, B◊nh Thπnh District *Tel: 3962<br />
0620 *Website: http://www.27-7.<br />
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HOTEL EQUATORIAL HO CHI<br />
MINH CITY<br />
(242 Tran Binh Trong st., Dist.5,<br />
HCMC *Tel: 3839 7777 *Email:<br />
info@hcm.equatorial.com *www.<br />
equatorial.com)<br />
PARKROYAL SAIGON<br />
(309B-311 Nguyen Van Troi Str,<br />
Tan Binh Dist, HCMC *Tel: +84 8<br />
3842 1111)<br />
THE ALCOVE LIBRARY HOTEL<br />
(133A- 133B Nguy‘n ß◊nh Chinh,<br />
Q.PhÛ NhuÀn, HCMC *Tel: 6256<br />
9966 *Hotline: 0938 979 000<br />
*Website: www.alcovehotel.com.vn)<br />
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HOTEL SAIGON<br />
(8-15 T´n ߯c Thæng, Q.1,TP.<br />
HCM *Tel: 84 8 3822 0033)<br />
BANKING SERVICES<br />
SOUVENIR SHOPS<br />
CULTURE<br />
SHOPPING MALLS<br />
(27-29 BÔi Vi÷n, P. Phπm NgÚ<br />
L∑o, Dist. 1 *Tel: 3838 9988<br />
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