Vietnam is the safest Travel Destination
Travel to Vietnam December 13th, 2009
The second largest insurance company in the world from England, Aon, set six countries and regions, including Vietnam, as the safest destination for tourists.
Vietnam has long been recognized as a heroic ground for two fierce wars, but also included in several places in the world’s safest, according to Aon.
Claire Boobbyer, tourism author to Footprint Travel Guide, shows his love in particular to Vietnam.
He said the Vietnamese people friendly, the air in rural areas cool, delicious food while many parts of the country are still left wild and abandoned.
Previously, Conde Nast Traveler magazine has been providing the entire edition to Vietnam under the title Good Afternoon Vietnam.
Vietnam is not only a meeting point several cities with characteristics of each in the north and south, but also a place to appreciate the past and the future, the magazine said.
In March 2005 alone, the number of international tourists coming to Vietnam reached 300,000 people. In the first three months of 2005, Vietnam tourism sector has received 900,000 foreign tourists, up 20% from the same period
Sweetness Coconut candy in the Delta Mekong
Travel to Vietnam December 13th, 2009
“Coconut candy, Sir, very sweet. Only 100.000 Dong for six.”
With attractive appearance, a woman who called Dung was successful in attracting the interest of tourists from Indonesia to buy a coconut candy he was selling.
“A pack costs 20,000 Dong (approximately USD 10,500). But if bought for 100,000 Dong to a six-pack,” said the woman with the English language fairly well, though slightly slurred.
No wonder he named Dung. In Vietnamese, Dung has described the beautiful and look good.
Coconut sweets with different flavors – chocolate, cheese, durian, and nuts – is one of the mainstay for the people of the Mekong River Delta region in Vietnam. To the tourists, they also offer products of nature, such as tropical fruits and honey.
Thanks to funding from the United Nations and the donor countries, the Vietnamese government managed to raise standard of living in the Mekong Delta region, which lies at the southern tip of the country.
“People in the Mekong Delta and the islands around it are now not simply rely on their livelihood from fishing. They can take advantage of natural resources and their territory to be a tourist attraction,” said Hung Tran, a guide to the share purchase VIVAnews six coconut candy packs sold Dung.
In recent years, many travel agents in Vietnam are now offering travel packages to the Mekong Delta, which takes about two hours from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
The fishermen in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, offering boat tours (Renne Kawilarang)
“The main attractions offered in the Mekong Delta is a boat cruise with a medium-size to a number of islands in the middle of the river,” said Hung. In addition, the tourists on the island of Unicorn didrop to feel the fun of rowing a small boat with a down time which empties into the Mekong River. The boats were operated by the fishermen and their families.
On the islands around the Mekong Delta, tourists can also enjoy fresh coconut milk and sweet honey of the bees collected. The tourists can enjoy the tropical fruits such as longan, rambutan and dragon fruit. Not only that, “Come, feel too sweet coconut candy sold this woman,” says Hung.
