Vietnam Hotels and Resorts Begin Green Transition

Silk Sense Hoi An has been pioneering a green hotel model. Following a carefully planned strategy, the resort has significantly cut down on plastic waste and is progressing towards a zero-waste goal. Following guidance from local authorities and sticking to 70 specific criteria established by Silk Sense Hoi An, the resort has effectively eliminated plasticContinue reading “Vietnam Hotels and Resorts Begin Green Transition”

Red Radiance in Hoi An: A Hotel Shines with 80 Waving Vietnamese Flags

During the April 30 and May 1 holidays, a hotel in Hoi An, specialising in hosting international tourists, decorated all its balconies with flags to introduce visitors to Vietnam’s significant holidays. This accommodation is located on Dao Duy Tu street, Hoi An city. Images of building blocks decorated with bright red national flags have beenContinue reading “Red Radiance in Hoi An: A Hotel Shines with 80 Waving Vietnamese Flags”

Hoi An named Asia’s leading cultural destination at World Travel Awards

[VNExpress] Hoi An ancient town in central Vietnam has been named the winner of Asia’s leading cultural city destination category at 2021 World Travel Awards. Hoi An surpassed competitors Beijing, Delhi, Kyoto, Seoul and Hue to claim the title. The result was based on votes cast by travel industry professionals and the public, with theContinue reading “Hoi An named Asia’s leading cultural destination at World Travel Awards”

Vietnam’s Mid-Autumn Festival

Every Vietnamese child dreams about an amazing Tết Trung Thu with his or her own brightly lit lantern and a belly full of mooncakes. Tết Trung Thu or Mid-autumn Festival, is also known in Vietnam as the “Children’s Festival”. This year, the Mid-autumn Festival will be held on September 21, 2021, in the middle of the eighth lunar month, however preparations begin far in advance. Here’s how to make the most of this magical holiday.

Hoi An – Vietnam’s well-preserved ancient town

Hội An is a place where the bold march of progress peters into a leisurely amble. In this one-time trading port, the Thu Bồn River meanders past crumbling shop houses and weathered pagodas, while sampans come and go from the old ferry quay. Outside the Old Town, two-lane roads slice through waving rice fields and emerge at a frothy coastline. Stay a couple of days, and Hội An’s easygoing beauty and lantern-lit nights may leave you hopelessly beguiled.

Meet Leanne Summers – Wedding MC and Celebrant in Vietnam

From a corporate lawyer to a Wedding Celebrant/MC, a kindness giver and now living like an Aussie/Central Vietnamese local, this is perhaps one of the best things that we can find these days, and Leanne is definitely one unique personality that we have been very fortunate to meet.