TRAVELLIVE 11-2017
Dear readers, For adventure explorers, you would not want to miss our special story on the Arctic conquesst by dog sled and the aurora borealis experience – often compared as a virtually magical dance of light. The snowy mountain, ice caves and the whole scenery in Salzkammergut, a region near the Austrian city of Salzburg, will leave you in awe. Or perhaps, you prefer to admire the beauty of late autumn leaves in South Korea under the lens of our photographer Quynh Anh. After receiving positive feedbacks from Travellive readers on the story "60 day trip around Vietnam with my kid" back in June, we decided to invite Oc and her family back to tell us about their latest trip, a 50 day journey around South East Asia. The little girl has now become a ‘seasoned’ traveler after having been to 10 SEA countries. Your trip to Taiwan would be a lot more enjoyable when you try all the food from Taipei, Taichung and Tainan The cold and windy season is finally here, we wish you plenty of new and exciting experiences for your journeys ahead. TRAVELLIVE EDITORIAL BOARD
Dear readers,
For adventure explorers, you would not want to miss our special story on the Arctic conquesst by dog sled and the aurora borealis experience – often compared as a virtually magical dance of light. The snowy mountain, ice caves and the whole scenery in Salzkammergut, a region near the Austrian city of Salzburg, will leave you in awe. Or perhaps, you prefer to admire the beauty of late autumn leaves in South Korea under the lens of our photographer Quynh Anh.
After receiving positive feedbacks from Travellive readers on the story "60 day trip around Vietnam with my kid" back in June, we decided to invite Oc and her family back to tell us about their latest trip, a 50 day journey around South East Asia. The little girl has now become a ‘seasoned’ traveler after having been to 10 SEA countries.
Your trip to Taiwan would be a lot more enjoyable when you try all the food from Taipei, Taichung and Tainan
The cold and windy season is finally here, we wish you plenty of new and exciting experiences for your journeys ahead.
TRAVELLIVE EDITORIAL BOARD
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SPECIAL PROMOTION<br />
EQUATORIAL HOTEL HO<br />
CHI MINH CITY<br />
At the French gastronomy<br />
fair "Balade en France" on<br />
November 12-19, diners<br />
will have the opportunity to<br />
experience traditional French<br />
food at a reasonable price from<br />
favorite dishes such as foie gras,<br />
stewed beef, chicken with wine<br />
sauce, Castelnaudary stew, red<br />
snapper and smoked pork to<br />
many other delicacies will be<br />
prepared by Mr. Jean himself.<br />
There are also delectable<br />
desserts such as crispy apple<br />
pies, baked apple cakes, toasts<br />
and delicious chocolate cakes<br />
to bring you a perfect dining<br />
experecience. Entrance tickets<br />
will be available exclusively<br />
at the Equatotorial Hotel at<br />
the price of VND 798,000<br />
++, which offers a buffet with<br />
specialty dishes including French<br />
wines, beer and soft drinks<br />
throughout the event. For<br />
reservation or more details,<br />
contact: +84 28 3839 7777<br />
ext. 8000 or email: dine@hcm.<br />
equatorial.com.<br />
THE COSTA NHA TRANG<br />
Situated in the most crowded<br />
area of the sea city, with<br />
a luxurious and modern<br />
ambience, the Costa Nha<br />
Trang has become a favorite<br />
among visitors. For visitors<br />
who love to travel and explore,<br />
the Costa Nha Trang and<br />
L'Alyana Ninh Van Bay are<br />
now offering a 3 days and 2<br />
nights holiday package for only<br />
VND 9,000,000 net. Contact<br />
via phone at +84 258 3737<br />
222 or email to reservation@<br />
thecostanhatrang.com for<br />
more information on special<br />
promotions.<br />
LAGUNA LANG CO<br />
INVITATIONAL <strong>2017</strong><br />
On November 18, golf lovers<br />
will have a chance to join the<br />
exciting tournament Laguna<br />
Lang Co Invitational <strong>2017</strong>, held<br />
at one of the masterpiece golf<br />
courses designed by Sir Nick<br />
Faldo - Laguna Golf Lang Co,<br />
located in Laguna Lang Co<br />
resort. It is expected to attract<br />
over 100 participants including<br />
local and international golfers,<br />
guests from Banyan Tree and<br />
Angsana Lang Co resort. Fee:<br />
1,900,000VND /member and<br />
3,500,000VND/guest. Contact:<br />
Laguna Golf Lang Co, Cu Du<br />
Village, Loc Vinh Commune,<br />
Phu Loc District, Hue. Website:<br />
www.lagunalangco.com/golf/<br />
tournaments-events/<br />
HOTEL NIKKO HANOI<br />
This holiday season, Hotel<br />
Nikko Hanoi (84 Tran<br />
Nhan Tong Street, Hanoi)<br />
will continue to present its<br />
"Christmas Tree Lighting<br />
Ceremony" at the lobby from<br />
5-6pm on November 25. The<br />
highlights of the ceremony<br />
are the well-decorated<br />
Christmas tree and a Hand Bell<br />
performance. Guests are free<br />
to enter with free welcome<br />
drinks, ginger cookies, a magic<br />
show and twisted balloons for<br />
children, photos with Santa<br />
Claus and immediate prints.<br />
After the ceremony, guests<br />
can enjoy a lavish dinner at<br />
the hotel with two attractive<br />
options. One is International<br />
Buffet at La Brasserie<br />
Restaurant with fresh seafood<br />
and lobster - Unlimited wine,<br />
fresh beer and soft drinks at<br />
the price of VND 720,000 ++/<br />
person, or enjoy the Dim Sum<br />
Buffet "All you can eat" at Tao<br />
Restaurant, including one free<br />
drink (fresh beer/soft drinks) at<br />
the price of VND 450,000 ++/<br />
person. There is a special gift<br />
for customers booking before<br />
November 24. Contact: 024<br />
3822 3535 - Ext: 4432.<br />
EASTIN GRAND SAIGON<br />
Enjoy delicious seafood<br />
delicacies from lobster, fresh<br />
oysters, crabs, prawns and<br />
countless other delicacies at<br />
the Cafä Saigon, Eastin Grand<br />
Saigon Hotel. Promotion:<br />
1,099,000VND ++/adult (drinks<br />
not included). The promotion<br />
applies for first Saturday<br />
after 6pm. Extra promotion:<br />
Facebook guests can have<br />
another 15% discount on<br />
top of the stated discount.<br />
For reservation or more<br />
information, please contact:<br />
Phone: +84 28 3844 9222.<br />
Email: fbco@eastingrandsaigon.<br />
com/<br />
MASERATI<br />
Maserati recently handed one<br />
of the rarest HermÃs Birkin<br />
bags to a fortunate Vietnamese<br />
customer during their<br />
promotion Buy a luxury car, get<br />
a HermÃs bag'. Known for their<br />
impeccable customer service,<br />
Maserati once again indulged<br />
their customers with a unique<br />
gift that any fashion fan would<br />
love to own. Throughout the<br />
month-long promotion, luxury<br />
car brands such as Levante and<br />
Quattroporte reached out to<br />
Vietnamese customers, bringing<br />
racing cars to the life on the<br />
street. Maserati customers can<br />
register for a Maserati test<br />
drive at www.automodena.net<br />
or contact Maserati Showroom<br />
number in Ho Chi Minh via<br />
0981 552 255 - 0283 910 <strong>11</strong>31<br />
and via Maserati House in<br />
Hanoi: 0981 552 255.<br />
SSANGYONG<br />
SsangYong and Daehan Motors<br />
are introducing a special offer<br />
- "Big promotion 333 with<br />
SsangYong, enjoy discount<br />
up to 180 million VND".<br />
The promotion is valid from<br />
October 25 to November 25<br />
for the first 30 Tivoli & XLV<br />
cars purchased at 3 stores<br />
(VIMS <strong>2017</strong> at SECC exhibition<br />
center Lotte Mart in District<br />
7 and Go Vap District, and An<br />
Phu Showroom, HCMC). For<br />
more information, please visit:<br />
https://ssangyongmotors.vn/<br />
FIDITOUR<br />
For this year-end holiday season, Fiditour<br />
is introducing the tour "Welcome 2018 in<br />
Sydney" at an attractive price. To Melbourne -<br />
Canberra - Sydney for 7 days 6 nights departing<br />
on December 29 with the price starting from<br />
55,990,000 VND and to Sydney for 5 days 4<br />
nights departing on December 29 with the<br />
price starting from 28.990.000 VND. Visitors<br />
will have a chance to celebrate New Year with<br />
Australians and watch colorful fireworks. In<br />
addition to New Year's festivities, visitors can<br />
take pictures with kangaroos, visit the Blue<br />
Mountain, explore the Fitzroy Gardens, go on<br />
a steam train through the national forest, or<br />
visit the Yarra Valley - the nation's most famous<br />
vinyard. For more information, visit: www.<br />
fiditour.com<br />
An array of promotions and<br />
special offers by restaurants,<br />
hotels, resorts, fashion<br />
brands, airlines and tourist<br />
agencies in Vietnam and<br />
other countries.<br />
SHERATON SAIGON HOTEL<br />
For Thanksgiving, the Sheraton Saigon Hotel is offering a special culinary event on November 23. For 1,400,000VND<br />
++, diners will get to enjoy traditional Thanksgiving dishes such as roasted turkey with rosemary, honey-grilled pork,<br />
grilled beef ribs, baked pasta wih cheese, pumpkin soup, fried chicken thighs in Maryland-style sauce, spicy BBQ<br />
chicken wings. The addition of grilled lobsters and oysters along with fresh seafood, baked apple pie, New York-styled<br />
cheesecake, will be exciting dishes in celebration of Thanksgiving. Contact: Saigon Cafä Restaurant - Sheraton Saigon<br />
Hotel, 88 Dong Khoi, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. HCM. Tel: 028 3827 2828. Website: www.sheratonsaigon.com<br />
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