TRAVELLIVE 12-2016
Christmas is coming with the Jingle Bell’s song played at every corner of the capital. In the early morning, I walk to the post office, holding some handmade cards filled with sweet wishes for my loved ones. Christmas is always the best time to spread love and I feel like a young child waiting for it. People wait in long lines at the post office. I join the line, waiting for my turn to send some postcards abroad. In front of me are two cute boys nestling behind their mother. The younger one, about 9 years old, is telling his brother “Santa Claus will give gifts to me because I am nicer than you. You haven’t prepared gifts for dad, not to mention that your letter doesn’t have a stamp on it.” The little boy loses his train of thought, holding his letter higher to see where the stamp is. He keeps it for a while that I see his lovely writing “To my bearded dad”. Perhaps, the stamp has been lost somewhere on the way here or his mother forgot to stick it on his letter. “Hey boy, it’s for you”, I put my hand in my pocket, found a stamp and gave it to the boy. The two boys looked at me and hesitantly took it after their mother nodded to them. They expressed their gratitude and smiled happily, knowing that their letters would be delivered to their beloved dad. Leaving the post office, I still hope that their father could come home to celebrated Christmas with his family. After all, the most valued Christmas gifts are sharing moments with friends and family. Travellive would like to express our gratitude to our partners and readers for being a part of our journeys. We wish you a merry Christmas!
Christmas is coming with the Jingle Bell’s song played at every corner of the capital. In the early morning, I walk to the post office, holding some handmade cards filled with sweet wishes for my loved ones. Christmas is always the best time to spread love and I feel like a young child waiting for it.
People wait in long lines at the post office. I join the line, waiting for my turn to send some postcards abroad. In front of me are two cute boys nestling behind their mother. The younger one, about 9 years old, is telling his brother “Santa Claus will give gifts to me because I am nicer than you. You haven’t prepared gifts for dad, not to mention that your letter doesn’t have a stamp on it.”
The little boy loses his train of thought, holding his letter higher to see where the stamp is. He keeps it for a while that I see his lovely writing “To my bearded dad”. Perhaps, the stamp has been lost somewhere on the way here or his mother forgot to stick it on his letter. “Hey boy, it’s for you”, I put my hand in my pocket, found a stamp and gave it to the boy. The two boys looked at me and hesitantly took it after their mother nodded to them. They expressed their gratitude and smiled happily, knowing that their letters would be delivered to their beloved dad.
Leaving the post office, I still hope that their father could come home to celebrated Christmas with his family. After all, the most valued Christmas gifts are sharing moments with friends and family.
Travellive would like to express our gratitude to our partners and readers for being a part of our journeys. We wish you a merry Christmas!
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MÁi khu v˘c hµnh ch›nh cÒa Melbourne nh≠<br />
Fitzroy, Carlton, Footscray... Æ“u l«n l≠Ót tÊ ch¯c<br />
nh˜ng buÊi h∏t th∏nh ca trong c´ng vin, g‰i lµ<br />
Carols by Candlelights. Ai cÚng c„ th” tham d˘<br />
s˘ ki÷n nµy, vµ mÁi kh∏n gi∂ Æ“u c«m theo mÈt<br />
ng‰n n’n nh· Æ” thæp s∏ng Æm hoµ nhπc.<br />
Qu∏n x∏ sœ ÆÂng loπt Æ„ng cˆa Æ” nghÿ Gi∏ng<br />
sinh, nn muËn ®n hµng th◊ m‰i ng≠Íi sœ käo<br />
nhau Æ’n phË Tµu ®n dim sum. Chinatown cÚng<br />
lµ n¨i duy nh†t lu´n mÎ cˆa kh´ng c«n bi’t T’t<br />
T©y hay T’t Tµu!<br />
Cfln c∏c c´ng vin, b∑i bi”n th◊ chÀt nh≠ nm bÎi<br />
nh˜ng gia Æ◊nh käo nhau Æi picnic vµ lµm ti÷c<br />
n≠Ìng “barbie” - c∏ch ng≠Íi @c g‰i tæt “BBQ”.<br />
T´m sÛ, t´m hÔm, ho∆c mÈt sË loµi t´m n≠Ìc<br />
ng‰t lµ c∏c m„n Æ≠Óc yu th›ch trong mÔa Gi∏ng<br />
sinh tπi Ûc. ß∆c bi÷t, Sydney Fish Market mÁi<br />
n®m b∏n Æ≠Óc h¨n <strong>12</strong>0 t†n t´m vµ 70.000 con<br />
hµu chÿ trong vflng 36 ti’ng ÆÂng hÂ. C∏c loπi tr∏i<br />
c©y nh≠ xoµi vµ cherry cÚng vµo mÔa, nn th≠Íng<br />
Æ≠Óc mua v“ ≠Ìp lπnh lµm m„n tr∏ng mi÷ng.<br />
Th’ nh≠ng, ÆÛng nh≠ c©u “PhÛ qu˝ sinh l‘<br />
ngh‹a”, Î @c c„ mÈt Æi“u kh∏ buÂn c≠Íi lµ c©u<br />
chÛc “Gi∏ng Sinh an lµnh!” c„ th” khi’n mÈt sË<br />
ng≠Íi phÀt ˝. VÌi sË l≠Óng di d©n khÊng l tı<br />
nhi“u n“n v®n ho∏ kh∏c nhau, kh´ng ph∂i d©n<br />
tÈc nµo Î @c cÚng ®n mıng l‘ Gi∏ng sinh, Æ∆c<br />
bi÷t lµ nh˜ng t›n ÆÂ HÂi gi∏o, Ch›nh ThËng gi∏o<br />
hay Do Th∏i gi∏o, vËn c„ ngµy l‘ ring cÒa h‰ vµo<br />
cÔng thÍi Æi”m. VÌi t´i th◊ l‘ nµo kh´ng quan<br />
tr‰ng, mi‘n Æ≠Óc nghÿ lµm vµ mua hµng gi∂m gi∏<br />
lµ Æ∏ng c∂m tπ rÂi!<br />
TH§NG TIN TH£M:<br />
THòI TI⁄T:<br />
ü Nhi÷t ÆÈ th∏ng <strong>12</strong> tπi Melbourne r¨i vµo kho∂ng 14-24 ÆÈ C,<br />
cn Î Sydney th◊ dao ÆÈng tı 18-25 ÆÈ C. ß©y lµ thÍi Æi”m tuy÷t<br />
vÍi Æ” dπo ch¨i c∏c b∑i bi”n vng quanh Sydney, v◊ n≠Ìc bi”n †m<br />
ln do t∏c ÆÈng cÒa dng h∂i l≠u n„ng.<br />
HÄNH TRçNH:<br />
ü Vietnam Airlines hi÷n c„ Æ≠Íng bay thºng tı TP.HCM qua<br />
Melbourne ho∆c Sydney, khi’n vi÷c du lch x¯ sÎ chuÈt tÛi trÎ nn<br />
d‘ dµng h¨n. Khi bay v“ tı @c, bπn nn Æ’n s©n bay sÌm Æ” Æ®ng<br />
k˝ hoµn thu’ GST (n’u mua hµng vÌi tÊng ho∏ ƨn tr gi∏ 300<br />
AUD trÎ ln tı mÈt cˆa hµng tπi @c).<br />
¬M TH#C:<br />
ü ß ®n Hoa, NhÀt, Hµn, Vi÷t, Th∏i r†t phÊ bi’n tπi hai thµnh phË<br />
lÌn Melbourne vµ Sydney, nn bπn kh´ng ph∂i lo vi÷c kh´ng hÓp<br />
kh»u v. N’u th›ch hµu vµ c∏ hÂi t≠¨i ®n li“n tπi chÁ, bπn c„ th” Æ’n<br />
South Melbourne Market (bæt trπm 96 tı Southern Cross Station v“<br />
h≠Ìng St Kilda Beach), ho∆c Sydney Fish Market.<br />
MUA S¿M:<br />
ü Chadstone Shopping Centre (Melbourne) lµ trung t©m mua sæm<br />
lÌn nh†t n≠Ìc @c, rÈng bªng 10 s©n b„ng Æ∏, hÈi tÙ ÆÒ c∏c th≠¨ng<br />
hi÷u thÍi trang lÌn nh·. Tı trung t©m Melbourne, bπn c„ th” Æ’n<br />
Federation Square Æ” bæt shuttle bus Æ’n Chadstone mi‘n ph›.<br />
Chapel Street Bazaar (Melbourne) cÚng lµ mÈt n¨i r†t thÛ v vÌi<br />
c∏c m„n ÆÂ cÊ, ÆÂ s≠u t«m,... th≠Óng vµng hπ c∏m, nªm ngay trn<br />
Chapel Street - mÈt trong nh˜ng con phË mua sæm s«m u†t nh†t<br />
Melbourne.<br />
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