Archive for May 20th, 2006
The other day we have told you about the Park Hyatt Saigon which has been voted by our customers as the best hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Today we are talking about another 2 hotels voted by the Destinasian Magazine. The Hotel Sofitel Metropole in Hanoi and The Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City have been selected as the best tourism hotels in Asia-Pacific. The Sofitel Metropole has been voted for their best location and services while the Caravelle Hotel for its best services in Ho Chi Minh City. For us - all these 3 hotels (i.e. Park Hyatt Saigon and Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City as well as Hotel Sofitel Metropole in Hanoi are always our favorite places to stay on most of trips to Vietnam!
May 20th, 2006
As of April 29 2006 - the beaches of Phan Thiet and Mui Ne can be easily reached by public train. The new and modern train from Vietnam Railway consists of 7 wagons with or without air conditioning. It also has a restaurant. Mui Ne is only 20 minutes drive from the new train station in Phan Thiet. The daily schedule is:
Departing Ho Chi Minh City at 7.30 a.m. and arriving at Phan Thiet at 11.40 a.m.
Departing Phan Thiet at 1.45 p.m. and arriving at Ho Chi Minh City at 6.15 p.m.
May 20th, 2006
If you are in Vietnam and looking for a great pictures of the landscaped, people, sites etc for this country - I would highly recommend you look into this website. There are more than 15,000 of great photos on Vietnam from on different categories from more than 5,000 members from all over the world (mainly from Vietnam). You will be amazed to know that all of its members do have their own lives and work and photography is just their hobby!
Also - there are lots and lots of great pictures for which you can send to your friends and family for FREE!. I have been researching for months for the great pictures of this beautiful country and this website is by far the best I found! Again - highly recommended by me for the best pictures of Vietnam:
http://www.photo.com.vn
May 20th, 2006
This annual jazz festival is one of the most popular musical events in Thailand and will be held in the first week of June this year. More than 10,000 local and oversea visitors are expected to turn up for this special summer Jazz Festival. Leading artists joining the festival this year are: Ibrahim Electric, Marlene Mortensen, Jonas Johansen Trio, Lazaro Valdes, Michael Blake, Mikkel Nordso Band, Ben Besiakov Trio, Thomas Fryhand, Bill Bruford’s Earthworks. The festival will be held at the beach front of Sofitel Central Hua Hin and the show time is 4.45 p.m. - 10.45 p.m. For more information - check out its website on:
http://www.huahinjazzfestival2006.com/
Have a great time!
May 20th, 2006
Yes - major credit cards such as Visa and Master are accepted in most of the 4 or 5 stars hotels in both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Many of 3-star hotels as well as the restaurants also accept the credit cards. Most of them do not charge any additional fee as far as we have been experiencing.
May 20th, 2006
Do you know that ATM machines are now available in Siem Reap??
Yes - this is true! They are available since January this year (2006)! Currently there are 7 ATM machines in 4 different places (2 machines at the Siem Reap Airport and 2 machines at the ANZ Royal Bank, 2 machines at the Old Market and 1 machine at the Caltex Gas Station. The ONLY currency you can withdraw your money is US dollar.
May 20th, 2006
If you are going to be in Phnom Penh and feel like having the European food for a change from local Cambodian’s - try this new restaurant ”Pracharan Bodega”. It is located near the Royal Palace overlooking the the Tonle Sap River. Real tapas, original shangria! Pleasant and friendly atmosphere! We have been told its one of great places now!
May 20th, 2006
