Under the glow of a winter fire in her wooden house, Ly Thi Tung holds high a brown-paper book of Mong folk songs.However, the 37-year-old mother of four can''t read a single word.
A few days after internationally-renowned Starbucks
Coffee opened its first shop in Ha Noi, people still had to queue up for
a cup of American-styled coffee.
I have been to Ha Long Bay many times but have never experienced a
cruise. So when my parents asked me to join them on an overnight trip, I
jumped at the chance.
A non-stop flow of Angkor beer is passed around the tourist junk.
Passengers on deck stand up shouting "Cheers! Cheers!" or "Bottoms up!"
Others swing and shake their bodies to the rhythms of rock.
Nha Trang''s sun, sand and sea lured me away from
other inland attractions when I came to the central coastal city for my
honeymoon a couple of years ago.
The girl in brown attire moves her oars quickly, pushing the bamboo forward over the waves. The scene is a common sight in the Vietnamese countryside, but it''s all happening on a stage.
