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Travel Deal: Cape Lux Travels Mysterious Myanmar Art Tour

Travel Deal: Cape Lux Travels Mysterious Myanmar Art Tour

Travel Deal: Cape Lux Travels Mysterious Myanmar Art Tour Sketchpad Tour of Myanmar in February 2014 Cape Lux Travels is one of the first Travel Operators to offer a fully escorted ‘Myanmar with Your Sketchpad Tour’ 8-18 February, 2014 under the guidance of acclaimed artist Cees Sliedrecht. Hidden between the Indian subcontinent and Indochina, Myanmar […]

Discover Vietnam – Exploring UNESCO City Hoi An

Discover Vietnam – Exploring UNESCO City Hoi An

Discover Vietnam – Exploring UNESCO City Hoi An By Jean Wethmar Hoi An in Central Vietnam The flight from Nha Trang to Danang takes just over an hour; most domestic flights in Vietnam do. You’re just up in the air and it’s time to land again. It is one of those airports where you walk […]

Discover Vietnam – Meeting the locals in Nha Trang

Discover Vietnam – Meeting the locals in Nha Trang

Discover Vietnam – Meeting the locals in Nha Trang By Jean Wethmar I am in Nha Trang, a beautiful seaside town just a one-hour short flight from Saigon. I see the locals all gathering to exercise – walk, talk, swim, Tai Chi. The locals are all so very friendly. Just as well I had grabbed […]

Discover Nha Trang – The Mediterranean of Vietnam

Discover Nha Trang – The Mediterranean of Vietnam

Discover Nha Trang – The Mediterranean of Vietnam By Jean Wethmar We’re traveling north on our voyage of Vietnam discovery. We left Saigon after spending a few glorious days there. Next stop… Nha Trang. Nha Trang is known as the Mediterranean of Vietnam – exotic beaches, scuba diving and mild temperatures all year round. Nha […]

Discovering Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City III – Saigon

Discovering Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City III – Saigon

Discovering Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City III – Saigon By Jean Wethmar We wrap up our visit to Saigon today, we pack our bags, just to recap… our journey started in Ho Chi Minh in the south of Vietnam, and we’ll journey north ending in Hanoi. Saigon River Interesting Facts: Known in Vietnamese as Sông […]

Discovering Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City II – Saigon

Discovering Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City II – Saigon

Discovering Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City II – Saigon By Jean Wethmar We continue our visit in Saigon today, with shopping, food information, and hotels. A girl can’t live on Colonial Architecture alone now can she? Last time we looked at the French buildings. Today, we take a stroll down Dong Khoi Street, its […]

Discovering Vietnam – First Stop Saigon

Discovering Vietnam – First Stop Saigon

Discovering Vietnam – First Stop Saigon By Jean Wethmar Why do I love traveling so much? The sounds, smells, tastes, sights and memories linger long after the pics have dulled! My first impressions of Vietnam! I’ve just landed in Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh; the old generation still refers to her as Saigon mind […]

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