Vietnam by the Book - a new 15 day tour by Rusty Compass
I'm heading out on tour again in October 2018 and 2019. Join me on a 15 day journey through the history, culture and unique beauty of Vietnam, using the works of three authors to help us along our way.
Our journey will take us to Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Dien Bien Phu, Sapa, Hue, My Son, Hoi An and Saigon.
Graham Greene’s The Quiet American, Duong Van Mai Elliott’s Sacred Willow and Nguyen Qui Duc’s Where the Ashes Are, tell three different tales of Vietnam’s modern history. The insights of these authors will give context to this unique travel experience. Our shared reading will help to tell the stories of the places we visit. We’ll travel and read beyond these books too.
If you like books and are looking for a special experience of Vietnam, check out our website over at Old Compass Travel -
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TOP 5 best places to visit in Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon
0:33 1. Jade Emperor Pagoda
1:29 2. Central Post Office
2:01 3. Independence Palace (Revolutionary Museum)
2:56 4. War Museum
3:38 Saigon Street Food
4:47 5. Bitexco Financial Tower
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Best Vietnam Travel - NORTH VIETNAM's STUNNING CHURCHES of Nam Dinh
I've always wanted to see the churches of Nam Dinh. In the past heading towards Ninh Binh on the road, the familiar towers and arches of massive gothic style French influenced churches would peak from beyond the horizon, sparking my curiosity. Later on, I saw many pictures of the online. So I knew that one day I had to go see them for myself. And it happened.
The Hanoi Bus Station has quite a few buses in Nam Dinh's direction. In fact, every 15 to 30 minutes or so. I recommend going to a ticket office and buying a ticket first, but be warned that these mini buses still might take their time leaving to pick up more passengers along the way. Remember that. And the buses can be quite hot too.
About 2 and a half hours later I made it to Nam Dinh, got into a cab and checked into my hotel. I rested for about an hour because I was completely exhausted from the early morning flight and the time on the bus. I tried to rent a car and driver with two rental places and they were all either busy or gave some outrageous number. So I contacted the same taxi guy that dropped me off. Then I realized that all of the churches were in the rural province of Nam Dinh and not in the city. This was a shocker because I was planning to see at least ten. In the back of my mind, I kept thinking that they were next to each other, similarly to how Ho Nai in Bien Hoa's mega churches are. I was more than wrong.
All the major churches are far apart from each other. You can ride a motorbike for sure, but it'll take you all day. I only had about 4 hours or so before sunset. So because I didn't know for sure where I was going and the driver wasn't an expert on the churches, we just opted to use the meter instead, which at the end of it was 1.8 million Dong. The first few churches weren't that far from each other, but they weren't on the main road. They are all tucked in little communities off of the side. The last one called Hai Ly or the Ruined Church as the locals call it was quite a ways away from all the other churches.
I was disappointed that I couldn't see more churches. I was also disappointed that pictures made them look more grand and beautiful. But that's photoshop for you. There was also the fact that many of the churches were given a new coat of paint. You see, that's the problem and the double edged sword. These are active churches that people use. So naturally, they have to restore them and improve them. And a new fresh coat of paint is a part of that. Though, I personally would just have left it alone. But that's not the local mindset.
So are the churches still worth checking out? Yes. Give yourself from morning to evening to properly explore them. Some of them are stunning. Their grand size made it impossible to film them completely. The people in the churches were so nice. From my experiences of traveling, church volunteers and visitors have always been nicer to me than temple people. Many of the church construction workers worked for free in the blazing sun. Some of them even invited me to drink some tea with them. They were proud to show off their work, and rightfully so. These churches were beautiful.
The night concluded with a meal of roasted and boiled ducks. The restaurant where I got the food from didn't have any tables left and it was just too loud and dark to make a proper video, so I bought the food back to my hotel restaurant instead. Despite being a draining day, I slept like a baby on the hard rock of a bed and enjoyed my time running around Nam Dinh a lot.
If you're in Ninh Binh. There is absolutely no reason to not stop by Nam Dinh for a day, especially if you believe in Jesus or if you can appreciate Gothic architecture. Nam Dinh is only 40 minutes or so from Ninh Binh after all.
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Top Travel | Vietnam’s northwestern culture converges at Dien Bien Ban Flower Festival
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Vietnam’s northwestern culture converges at Dien Bien Ban Flower Festival.
March is the month when Ban (Bhauhinia) flowers bloom in Vietnam’s northwest and Dien Bien province organizes its Ban Flower Festival to honor, preserve, and promote local culture and boost its tourism.
The ban flower is typical of Vietnam’s northwestern region. The flower symbolizes the culture, soul, and pride of people in Dien Bien, Son La, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, and Hoa Binh province.
Targest Ban flower growing area, Dien Bien province, in recent years has held an annual ban flower festival in March to introduce its landscape, culture, and people and boost local tourism. Taking place from March 11th to 14th this year, the festival coincides with the 5th Dien Bien Culture, Sports, and Tourism Days.
It features a range of cultural and sports activities plus a special opening performance on Sunday at the May 7 Square. Le Van Quy is Vice Chairman of the Dien Bien Provincial People’s Committee: “The opening of the festival features a combination of the contemporary and traditional cultures of Dien Bien province and the beauty of ban flowers. There are a range of activities taking place in the city, districts, townships, and villages during the Ban Flower Festival and Dien Bien Culture and Tourism Days.”
During the Ban Flower Festival is was an exhibition featuring the culture and tradition of ethnic minorities in Dien Bien, performances of local songs, dances and musical instruments, and showcases of ethnic folk festivals and rituals.
Mr. Quy said Dien Bien province has 21 ethnic groups and each of them has its own customs and culture which create a colorful picture for the festival: “At this year’s festival, we organized a number of new activities including a beauty contest which drew contestants from 8 northwestern provinces. Organizing this contest, we wanted to introduce Dien Bien, its land and people. The contest created an opportunity for 8 northwestern provinces to share experience in boosting tourism. We will also organize a series of cultural events including a celebration of the historic Dien Bien Phu victory on May 7th to attract more tourists.”
At the Ban Flower Festival, visitors were invited to sample local food including dishes made from flowers such as the ban flower salad of the Thai. Lo Thi Tieu Oanh of Noong Chun village in Dien Bien city said: “The Thai people make various dishes from ban flowers, but the most popular one is ban salad. The taste of the flower can be mixed with vegetables and bamboo shoots to create a very special flavor.”
At this time of the year, ban flowers are in bloom. Their pink and white colors and fragrance pervade the roads to Dien Bien drawing tourists to the northwestern region.
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Vietnam is a country that is divided into 64 provinces. Of these 64 provinces of Vietnam, there are 5 provinces of first level which are governed centrally.
Cities - Provinces class
Ho Chi Minh City : Largest city in the country, with 14 million people.
Hanoi : With a population of 10 million inhabitants.
Hai Phong : 2 million people.
Can Tho : More than 1.5 million inhabitants.
Da Nang : Around one million.
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North of Vietnam Pronvicias
There are 26 provinces, which are in the North of Vietnam:
Bac Giang province
Bac Kan province
Province of Bac Ninh
Province of Cao Bang
Dien Bien province
Province of Ha Giang
Ha Nam province
Province Ha Noi (Hanoi).
Note: the province of Ha Tay is now part of Hanoi
Hai Duong province
Hai Phong province
Hoa Binh province
Hung Yen province
Province of Lai Chau
Lang Son province
Lao Cai province
Nam Dinh province
Ninh Binh province
Phu Tho province
Quang Ninh province
Province of are the
Thai Binh province
Province of Thai Nguyen
Tuyen Quang province
Vinh Phuc province
Province of Yen Bai
Pronvices Vietnam Center
The center of Vietnam is divided into 16 provinces:
Binh Dinh province
Province of Da Nang
Province of Dak Lak
Province of Dak Nong
Gia Lai province
Province of Ha Tinh
Khanh Hoa province
Kon Tum province
Nghe An province
Phu Yen province
Quang Binh province
Quang Nam province
Quang Ngai province
Quang Tri province
Thanh Hoa province
Thua Thien - Hue province
South Vietnam Provinces
The southern part of Vietnam is divided into 23 provinces:
An Giang province
Ba Ria - Vung Tau province
Bac Lieu province
Province of Ben Tre
Binh Duong province
Binh Phuoc province
Binh Thuan province
Province of Ca Mau
Province of Can Tho
Dak Nong province
Dong Nai province
Dong Thap province
Hau Giang province
Province of Ho Chi Minh City
Kien Giang province
Lam Dong province
Long An province
Ninh Thuan province
Soc Trang province
Tay Ninh province
Tien Giang province
Tra Vinh province
Vinh Long province
EXPLORING HANOI CITY (Food Trip + Must Visit Places)
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Hoa Lo Prison Relic Entrance Fee - 30,000 VND
Army Museum Entrance Fee - 20,000 VND
Lutos Water Puppet Show Entrance Fee - 100,000 VND
Must visit within Hanoi City
*St. Joseph Church - 40 Nhà Chung, Hàng Trống, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà
Nội 100000, Vietnam
*Hoàn Kiếm Lake - Hàng Trống, Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam
*Hoa Lo Prison Relic - 1 phố Hoả Lò, Trần Hưng Đạo, Hoàn Kiếm,
Hà Nội
Opening Time: 8:00 to 17:00 daily
*Army Museum - 28A Dien Bien Phu, Ba Dinh District Hanoi
Opening Time: 8:00 - 11:30; 13:00 - 16:30
(Tue,Wed,Thurs,Sat,Sun)
*Lutos Water Puppet Theater - 16 Lê Thái Tổ, Hàng Trống, Hoàn
Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam
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Sơn La City - A Pearl of Northwest Vietnam
Sơn La City - A Pearl of Northwest Vietnam
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About Son La city
Sơn La is a province in the center of Northwest region in Vietnam. It is 20039' geographic coordinates Northern latitude and 103011'-105002' Eastern Longitude. The northern part is bordered by the provinces of Lai Chau, Yen Bai; eastern borders are the provinces of Phu Tho, Hoa Binh; western province of Dien Bien; southern borders with Laos and Thanh Hoa. It’s 300kms far from Hanoi with an area of 14.125km². The population is more than 1 million, the ethnic communities living in Son La comprise of 12 ethnic groups, Black and White Thai is the majority ethnic state, followed by Kinh, H’Mong, Muong, Xinh Mun, Kho Mu, Khang, La Ha, Dao, Chinese, Laos, Tay.
The province has one town (Son La City) and ten districts with different attractive tourist destinations such as:
Son La Center city has an area of 330.1 km ². Eastern borders Muong La and Mai Son, Thuan Chau district the west, south of Mai Son district, north of Muong La district. Coming to Son La – City of white Ban flower: Son La Prison tour, Tat Tong cave, King Le Temple - Ngu Che Guilin stela, Ban Heo banyan tree, Ban Mong hot water, Hin and Bo cultural tour villages…