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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GENERAL NEWS<br />
QUANG BINH<br />
According to Business Insider<br />
magazine, the Phong Nha - Ke<br />
Bang National Park is ranked<br />
89 th in the top 100 most attractive<br />
tourist destinations<br />
in the world. Phong Nha - Ke<br />
Bang National Park is located<br />
in Quang Ninh, Bo Trach, and<br />
Minh Hoa districts in Quang<br />
Binh province. Besides the<br />
historical value of geology,<br />
topography, and geomorphology,<br />
Phong Nha-Ke Bang has<br />
twice been 2 recognised by<br />
UNESCO as a Natural World<br />
Heritage Site. Son Doong cave<br />
in Phong Nha - Ke Bang is<br />
considered to have the world's<br />
largest cave passage with the<br />
height of about 200 metres and<br />
in some places it can reach up<br />
to 250m. The cave is over 8.5<br />
kilometres long.<br />
HA GIANG<br />
To meet the increasing<br />
demand of both domestic and<br />
international visitors travelling<br />
to Ha Giang, accommodation<br />
services, especially homestays,<br />
are developing quickly in this<br />
province. With homestays,<br />
visitors can stay with locals and<br />
experiences their daily life to<br />
learn more about the ethnic<br />
groups' cultures. There are 46<br />
tourist villages in Ha Giang, 29<br />
of which have officially opened<br />
and the other 17 villages are<br />
under construction.<br />
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT<br />
With the slogan "14 provinces<br />
and cities - 1 destination",<br />
tourism departments<br />
of 14 provinces and cities in<br />
Vietnam, including Ha Noi, Can<br />
Tho, Dong Thap, Hau Giang,<br />
Kien Giang, Long An, Soc<br />
Trang, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh,<br />
and Vinh Long have signed<br />
a Cooperative program to<br />
develop tourism in the period<br />
<strong>2016</strong> - 2020. The program will<br />
take advantages of sources<br />
and potential of each places<br />
to improve tourist activities,<br />
diversify tourist products, develop,<br />
and complete attractive<br />
multi-province tours.<br />
HOP ON/ HOP OFF<br />
The Da Nang city People's<br />
Committee has agreed to operate<br />
one and two-floor Hop<br />
on Hop off buses in the city<br />
from 2017. Accordingly, the<br />
N1 route for two-floor Hop<br />
on Hop off buses starts at the<br />
airport parking lot and heads<br />
to Duy Tan street and destinations<br />
before returning to the<br />
airport parking lot. With the<br />
distance of 38.5 kilometers, the<br />
route starts at 07:00 and ends<br />
at 22:00. The N2 route for<br />
one-floor bus will operate the<br />
same as the route N1 but run<br />
through Nguyen Tri Phuong<br />
street. The route is 31.6 kilometers,<br />
starting at 07h00 and<br />
ending at 22h00. Buses depart<br />
every 30 minutes.<br />
DANANG<br />
The Vietnamese Prime Minister<br />
has approved Da Nang's<br />
master plan for developing a<br />
national-level Son Tra tourism<br />
area, making this site a luxury<br />
holiday and eco-tourism center<br />
in the south central coastal<br />
region, as well as an important<br />
destination on the national<br />
road and marine tourism<br />
routes. The development will<br />
include the Ho Xanh-Bai But<br />
accommodation center, an<br />
environmental interpretive<br />
and eco-tourism center at<br />
the intersection between Yet<br />
Kieu Street and a road leading<br />
to the Ban Co (Chessboard)<br />
Peak, and a specialized areas<br />
for tourism services and<br />
restaurants at the Tien Sa Port.<br />
Some areas for entertainment<br />
and sports activities will also<br />
be established such as a flower<br />
garden, an animal rescue area,<br />
a semi-wildlife zoo, a community<br />
campsite, places to fish,<br />
and diving areas.<br />
CAN THO<br />
Started in 2010, the Asian Townscape<br />
Award is an annual contest<br />
organized by the UN-HABITAT<br />
Regional Office for Asia and the<br />
Pacific, Asian Settlement Commission,<br />
Asian Landscape Design<br />
Organisation and the Fukuoka<br />
Asian Urban Research Centre. At<br />
the award ceremony this year in<br />
Yinchuan (China), Can Tho has<br />
been honored with significant<br />
efforts for the improvement,<br />
revitalization, and creation of<br />
a beautiful and harmonious<br />
townscape that is both safe and<br />
sustainable for locals. It is best<br />
known for the canal network and<br />
floating markets, including the Cai<br />
Rang market. The walking bridge<br />
from Ninh Kieu port to Cai Khe<br />
Bridge boasts various colorful<br />
LED lights and wifi connection.<br />
DALAT<br />
The Dalat Railway Transport<br />
Center has announced it has<br />
upgraded two train carriages<br />
to reach a capacity of <strong>12</strong>8 passengers.<br />
The two carriages<br />
were restored by the Railway<br />
Transport Service Joint Stock<br />
Company, with two VIP cabins<br />
arranged at the top. Each cabin<br />
can accommodate 32 passengers.<br />
Earlier, Dalat station used four<br />
small carriages with a capacity of<br />
20 passengers per carriage.<br />
PHAN THIET<br />
The swimming pool at Seahorse<br />
Resort & Spa (Mui Ne, Phan<br />
Thiet) has been open since<br />
November 15 th . This is the first<br />
infinity swimming pool in "the<br />
capital of resorts". 32m long and<br />
<strong>12</strong>m wide, the pool overlooks<br />
the sea, offering guests a place to<br />
relax after busy days. Meanwhile,<br />
apart from 97 modern rooms,<br />
the resort is expanding to launch<br />
55 new standard rooms to meet<br />
the demand of large groups<br />
of visitors who want to host<br />
conferences at the resort during<br />
their stay.<br />
VIETNAM AIRLINES<br />
Vietnam Airlines will add nearly 900 flights<br />
during the peak period of the Tet (Lunar<br />
New Year) holiday from January 15 th to<br />
February 13 th , 2017 to meet demand. The<br />
increased flights offer 185,000 more seats,<br />
bringing the total number of seats of all<br />
domestic flights during the holidays to<br />
more than 1.6 million. The additional flights<br />
are on 10 domestic routes between cities<br />
with big demand for travel such as Hanoi,<br />
Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and major<br />
tourist destinations including Nha Trang,<br />
Hue, Buon Ma Thuot, and Phu Quoc. Of<br />
which, the Hanoi - HCMC route will have<br />
the most added flights with 327, many of<br />
which will be operated by large aircraft<br />
Boeing 787, 777, Airbus A350, and A330.<br />
For further information, please visit www.<br />
vietnamairlines.com.<br />
Updated information about new<br />
flight routes, culture programs,<br />
tourism policies, ranking &<br />
awards... in Vietnam and other<br />
countries<br />
HOI AN<br />
Quang Nam's provincial People's Committee has approved a plan to conduct a pilot program for using<br />
electric cars to carry tourists in Hoi An beginning January 1 st , 2017. Around 50 electric cars will operate<br />
from 6am to 10pm daily, transporting visitors from the Tan An bus station to the ancient town of Hoi An,<br />
An Bang Beach and Cua Dai Beach. Visitors can also travel to craft villages such as the Tra Que vegetable<br />
village and Thanh Ha ceramic village. The cars stop to get customers in no more than 2 minutes. Frequency:<br />
30 minute/turn. Ticket: VND<strong>12</strong>,000 - 20,000.<br />
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