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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PERSONAL SHARING<br />
RYAN DUY HùNG (RYAN FORD) - GIÉM ߡC<br />
PHÉT TRIÕN KINH DOANH TÑI CT SEADEV<br />
“Lµ ng≠Íi M¸ nn ÆËi vÌi t´i vµ gia Æ◊nh, Gi∏ng<br />
sinh lµ ngµy l‘ quan tr‰ng nh†t trong n®m, giËng<br />
nh≠ T’t nguyn Æ∏n Î Vi÷t Nam. ß©y lµ kho∂ng<br />
thÍi gian mµ c∏c thµnh vin trong gia Æ◊nh Æoµn<br />
tÙ, nh˜ng ai Î xa sœ v“ qu vµ m‰i ng≠Íi sœ qu©y<br />
qu«n cÔng nhau. BË mã t´i Æ“u lµ ng≠Íi gËc Î<br />
ti”u bang New York, cn t´i Æ≠Óc sinh ra vµ lÌn<br />
ln Î bang Virginia. Theo th´ng l÷, tr≠Ìc ngµy<br />
Gi∏ng sinh kho∂ng mÈt tu«n, c∂ gia Æ◊nh sœ x’p<br />
ÆÂ Æπc ln xe ´ t´ vµ l∏i xe kho∂ng 8 ti’ng (h¨n<br />
600km) Æ” v“ qu. C∏c c´ chÛ, c∏c b∏c sœ thay<br />
nhau mÍi c∂ gia Æ◊nh Æ’n nhµ ch¨i, tÊ ch¯c ti÷c<br />
Gi∏ng sinh trong kho∂ng tı ngµy 18 Æ’n ngµy<br />
25. Sau khi sang Vi÷t Nam, m∆c dÔ xa h‰ hµng<br />
nh≠ng c∂ gia Æ◊nh t´i lu´n cË gæng Æ” duy tr◊<br />
nh˜ng th„i quen, v®n h„a cÒa ng≠Íi M¸ trong mÁi<br />
dp Gi∏ng sinh. Gia Æ◊nh t´i sœ mÍi c∏c hµng x„m<br />
vµ bπn bÃ, ÆÂng nghi÷p cÒa bË mã sang nhµ,<br />
giao l≠u, ®n ti÷c, tham gia vµo c∏c tr ch¨i vµ h∏t<br />
c∏c bµi th∏nh ca Noel. C∏c bπn Vi÷t Nam r†t hµo<br />
h¯ng vÌi nh˜ng hoπt ÆÈng nµy Æ’n m¯c hµng n®m<br />
kho∂ng 6 th∏ng tr≠Ìc Gi∏ng sinh, lu´n th≠Íng bæt<br />
Æ«u h·i t´i khi nµo lπi tÊ ch¯c ti÷c Gi∏ng sinh!”<br />
Ryan Duy Hung (Ryan Ford) -<br />
Business Development Director of Seadev<br />
Company<br />
“We are American, so Christmas is our most<br />
important holiday, like Tet in Vietnam. This is the<br />
time when the family’s member gather and share<br />
great moments together. My parents’ hometown is<br />
New York, but I was born and grew up in Virginia.<br />
Our family always prepared stuff and drove about<br />
8 hours (more than 600km) to visit their hometown.<br />
My relatives invited us to come to their house<br />
and enjoy the festivities from the 18 th to 25 th of<br />
December. In Vietnam, although we live far away<br />
from our relatives, we attempt to keep the American<br />
customs on Christmas. We invite neighbors,<br />
colleagues, and friends to join the party, play<br />
games, and sing Christmas carols together. My<br />
Vietnamese friends are so excited and eager to<br />
partake in these activities and start asking me when<br />
I hold the party 6 months in advance!”<br />
BêCH ßÄO BOUTIQUE<br />
NG§I NHÄ NHì X` PROVENCE<br />
ChÛng t´i Æ’n th®m khu v˘c Dinh III, n¨i nghÿ d≠Ïng cÒa Vua B∂o ßπi tr≠Ìc<br />
Æ©y, vµ t◊nh cÍ kh∏m ph∏ ra mÈt Æi”m hãn quen thuÈc cÒa giÌi tr› th¯c, v®n<br />
ngh÷ s‹ tı c∏ch Æ©y h¨n 20 n®m. T‰a lπc trn ÆÂi, Æ≠Óc thi’t k’ nhã nhµng<br />
vµ l∑ng mπn theo phong c∏ch vÔng Provence mi“n Nam n≠Ìc Ph∏p, B›ch ßµo<br />
Boutique lµ mÈt trong nh˜ng n¨i l≠u trÛ mang ÆÀm phong c∏ch ngh÷ thuÀt<br />
gi˜a lng ßµ Lπt.<br />
N’u Æ’n B›ch ßµo Boutique mÔa Æ´ng n®m nay, bπn sœ th†y mÈt ng´i villa mÌi<br />
r˘c rÏ vµ hi÷n Æπi h¨n bn cπnh c®n villa cÚ mang phong c∏ch Ch©u ¢u truy“n<br />
thËng. C®n villa mÌi vÌi b¯c t≠Íng vµng ÆÀm ch†t Ph∏p vµ m∏i ng„i Æ· t≠¨i,<br />
tπo nn di÷n mπo mÌi trŒ trung h¨n. Cn g◊ tuy÷t h¨n khi tr∂i nghi÷m mÈt mÔa<br />
Gi∏ng sinh †m ∏p trong gian phng Ɖc s∏ch, tÀn h≠Îng h¨i †m nÂng nµn vµ<br />
mÔi kh„i th¨m tı gÁ th´ng bn l s≠Îi, vµ th≠Îng th¯c Æ∆c s∂n cÒa ßµ Lπt vÌi<br />
c∏c loπi rau, cÒ Æ≠Óc trÂng ngay trong trang trπi tπi Æ©y.<br />
ß’n c≠ trÛ tπi B›ch ßµo Boutique, bπn cn Æ≠Óc ≠u Æ∑i tı c∏c ch≠¨ng tr◊nh<br />
khuy’n m∑i theo mÔa nh≠ gi∂m gi∏ phng, t∆ng tour dπo quanh ßµ Lπt bªng<br />
xe h¨i cÊ, t∆ng b˜a tr≠a ho∆c b˜a tËi vÌi c∏c m„n ngon Æ≠Óc ch›nh Æ«u b’p<br />
cÒa kh∏ch sπn ch®m chÛt.<br />
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