Walking around the Spring Flower Market A group of foreign tourists showing their interest in learning more about spice vegetables for meals during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. Spring on every street corner. Hang Ma Street becomes bustling with colorful spaces showing off Tet decorations. Right at the very start of December, many shops in Hang Ma Street start selling items serving Tet holiday products. The street is considered a traditional and familiar year-end shopping destination for many Hanoians. Notably, in order to welcome the Year of the Mouse, a series of products featuring the image of mice are sold with a variety of designs. Different types of red lucky money bags designed impressively and uniquely. … [Read more...] about Spring on Hanoi’s street
Hanoi street food guide
Haunting images of Hà Nội go on display
Laval picked up photography in Paris as a young man, inspired by his grandfather. He made his first trip to Việt Nam in the early 1990s, documenting the lives of the ethnic minorities, and exhibited these works at the Huế Festival in 2008 and 2010, and then again in 2014. … [Read more...] about Haunting images of Hà Nội go on display
Specialties of Dong Thap province
Ask any local and they will first recommend a dish that is considered a bit of a luxury: rice steamed in lotus leaves. With simple ingredients of rice, lotus seeds, sesame salt, shrimp and carrots, it can be otherworldly in the hands of a skilled chef. … [Read more...] about Specialties of Dong Thap province
Noodles don’t get any fresher than at this Saigon soup stall
Even though it was not a regional specialty, it is a must try for anyone visiting Phu Quoc, Minh said. The dish has its origins in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh. “I opened this noodle shop so more people would know about this dish.” … [Read more...] about Noodles don’t get any fresher than at this Saigon soup stall
Photographer takes pictures of Tet moments
Top five locations to snap beautiful photos for Tet Phung Hung and Hang Ma mural painting streets, Nhat Tan peach garden, book street, and Phuong Linh flower garden are among the top five places in which people can go to take elegant photos before Tet. … [Read more...] about Photographer takes pictures of Tet moments
