TRAVELLIVE MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2017
Dear readers, The concept of a “flat world” gives us an imagination that every border in the world is collapsed. However, if this is true, the world should stop at remote areas, where are holding many exciting experiences, such as Siberia, a Far Eastern region of Russia. You will easily feel that if you take the world’s longest railway journey running through 7 time zones across the width of the world’s largest country with images of expanding taiga forests, Baikal lake, white snow and immense grasslands. This journey on the 100-year-old Trans-Siberian Railway will take you around one eighth of the earth. The railway is a good memory of many Vietnamese, who used to live in this big country. In this special issue of cuisine, Travellive will take you to an exceptional culinary journey to taste delectable dishes of Hanoi and HCMC via 7 signature restaurants. With coffee addicts, do not miss the list of must-try cafes around tourist cities in Vietnam. And raise your voice to support for the trend of “farm to table” as a way to promote the environment-friendly and healthy cuisine. We wish you an interesting experience in your autumn journey with your families. Yours Sincerely, Travellive Editorial Board
Dear readers,
The concept of a “flat world” gives us an imagination that every border in the world is collapsed. However, if this is true, the world should stop at remote areas, where are holding many exciting experiences, such as Siberia, a Far Eastern region of Russia. You will easily feel that if you take the world’s longest railway journey running through 7 time zones across the width of the world’s largest country with images of expanding taiga forests, Baikal lake, white snow and immense grasslands. This journey on the 100-year-old Trans-Siberian Railway will take you around one eighth of the earth. The railway is a good memory of many Vietnamese, who used to live in this big country.
In this special issue of cuisine, Travellive will take you to an exceptional culinary journey to taste delectable dishes of Hanoi and HCMC via 7 signature restaurants. With coffee addicts, do not miss the list of must-try cafes around tourist cities in Vietnam. And raise your voice to support for the trend of “farm to table” as a way to promote the environment-friendly and healthy cuisine.
We wish you an interesting experience in your autumn journey with your families.
Yours Sincerely,
Travellive Editorial Board
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interview Photos: Nam Milvista<br />
I had an appointment<br />
with Mrs. Lan Huong<br />
in an autumn day<br />
at Zen Spa (Tay Ho,<br />
Hanoi), where its<br />
owner described as "a<br />
perfect space to meet<br />
friends and for those,<br />
who love Zen style".<br />
The romantic ambiance<br />
of the autumn and<br />
the peaceful, refined<br />
world of Zen brought<br />
me a full feeling of<br />
pleasure and comfort.<br />
I seemed to forget<br />
that I was talking to a<br />
businesswoman, who<br />
is leading her own<br />
spa, one of the most<br />
well-known spa brand<br />
names in Vietnam.<br />
nguyen Lan huong<br />
Founder of Zen Spa<br />
You were born on the special<br />
Vietnamese Women's Day, October<br />
20th, is it an interesting coincidence<br />
with the business that you are running?<br />
When I was young, I had a passion<br />
for art and all the things related to<br />
this field. I used to learn drama,<br />
fashion design and run a business<br />
related to beauty care. I joined a spa<br />
course and got a spa certificate of<br />
London in Malaysia. I also worked<br />
for Beauty Concept International<br />
company in Hong Kong before<br />
I opened Zen Spa. While I was<br />
developing Zen Spa system, I<br />
realized that I was keen on home<br />
däcor and setting.<br />
Let's start talking about Zen Spa! Zen<br />
Spa used to be strongly developed with<br />
a chain of spas, why did you decide to<br />
concentrate on the only one address as<br />
present?<br />
As you may know, Zen Spa has been<br />
formed and developed for 15 years<br />
with a chain of spas around famous<br />
tourist cities, from Hanoi, Cat Ba<br />
and Sapa to Hoi An and Danang.<br />
My spas had been known by many<br />
international visitors. However,<br />
once day, I just realized many more<br />
important things. For me, making<br />
profits is not the most significant<br />
element. After over 20 years<br />
working in this field, I have had<br />
many experiences and now I want to<br />
invest my time in other values of life<br />
that I think worthier than money.<br />
That is the reason why I decided to<br />
close other Zen spas to spend more<br />
time for myself, think about new<br />
experiences and learn how to share<br />
with other people.<br />
You might have specific reasons for this<br />
decision when Zen was prosperously<br />
developed. Could you please share us?<br />
That's right. I used to have a major<br />
change in life. It was like sudden<br />
storms happening when the sky was<br />
still blue that swept away all the best<br />
things right in front of us. I was<br />
frightened, pity and sorrowful, but<br />
more importantly, I felt that I was<br />
existing in this life. In fact, the sun<br />
always shines after the storm. We<br />
are the same. What would you do<br />
after your house was collapsed by the<br />
storm? You would surely reconstruct<br />
a new house, which was big or small,<br />
but more stable with fewer budgets.<br />
At present, I'm at the lowest stage of<br />
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<strong>TRAVELLIVE</strong>
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