On a misty, overcast morning in Hanoi, my husband and I braved Vietnamese traffic as we wove through the streets on our little rented motor scooter.  We were in quest of a rare delicacy, a mythical morsel we had heard of from several friends who had visited Vietnam - a meal of cobra,...

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A city rumoured to have more character and charm than buzzing Ho Chi Minh City in the south, I decided on Hanoi as the perfect destination for a short backpacking trek with my mom and a good introduction to mysterious land of Vietnam.  After a full day of travelling from Penang, Malaysia...

Bargaining and haggling is a lost art and can be a totally culturally awkward experience for North Americans.  Just take a big gulp, get over anything you've ever learnt about price tags and your aversion to rejection or getting what you want - and you'll discover that it's a great way to...

Backroads Active Travel Company Takes You to Backroads of China, Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos, Croatia, Tuscany, Umbria, Czech Republic, Austria The eyes of the world was on China when the 2008 Summer Olympic Games overtook the land where intrigue and history mesh with the world's largest...

    Golf in Vietnam is changing rapidly, growing and flourishing. After being virtually non existent for nearly 20 years (from 1975 to 1994) the country now boasts eight top-quality courses with facilities that are second to none. Today's Vietnam golf scene is where Thailand's...

Hanoi is known as the cultural centre of Vietnam, with Vietnamese history littered throughout the city in traces of architecture, monuments, museums, traditions and more. With over 600 pagodas and temples, hundreds of other attractions, sites and districts - read up on these 12 Hanoi...

Watching the Food Network channel, I must admit, is one of my favourite pastimes. But when you combine food with travel, and set your sights on the untested realms of cooking and deeply foreign foods in random countries - now that gets me excited. Anthony Bourdain is thereby one of my all time...