New visa process for Vietnam
Australians travelling to Vietnam will now be able to fully apply for their visas online, after Vietnam announced it would be expanding its e-visa scheme. Along with New Zealand, Canada, the... Continue Reading
Australians travelling to Vietnam will now be able to fully apply for their visas online, after Vietnam announced it would be expanding its e-visa scheme. Along with New Zealand, Canada, the... Continue Reading
Ah, puzzling and perplexing Hue in central Vietnam. While this small city (a modest ninth on the list of Vietnamese urban centres by size) is the former imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty... Continue Reading
It’s Saturday night in a town some 380 kilometres from Hanoi - and it’s open season for love. Forget Tinder and eHarmony - here, generations of the Hmong people have hit the town of... Continue Reading
The vendor’s smile is as vibrant as the assortment of fruit she is selling. Leaning over the edge of her timeworn wooden boat, the petite young lady showcases impressive balance as she thrusts... Continue Reading
1. Hue – cruise down the Perfume River to Thien Mu Pagoda. The emperors really made their mark in Hue, with temples and palaces dotting the Perfume River – so called because of the... Continue Reading
SOLEMN-FACED young monks in saron robes file quietly out of the temple gates in the early dawn of a Luang Prabang morning. It’s a daily ritual repeated in towns and villages around Laos, but it... Continue Reading