V'Spirit Cruise

V'Spirit Classic Cruises involve two newest mid-range Halong Bay cruises: V'Spirit Classic 1 and V'Spirit Classic 2, that both were built in 2011.Two ships are wooden and designed in Vietnamese traditional style with the inspiration of Vietnamese spirit which their names - V'Spirit stand for. There are 7 cabins available on V'Spirit Classic 1 and V'Spirit Classic 2 offers tourists with 10 cabins. The boats bring tourists a deluxe voyage on Halong Bay to deeply explore natural beauty as well as experience peaceful life of people there.

V'Spirit Cruise

Restaurant – Homely place to enjoy superb food

The Orient-styled restaurant on the upper deck of V'Spirit offers a comfortable and snug setting. This ample space can accommodate all visitors on cruise, creating a communal place for people to dine and socialize. The incredible view through the large picture windows can only be surpassed by the romantic dinner in cave.

Valuable and adequate onboard services

The cruises themselves possess countless onboard services to entertain you. The rooftop sundeck is an idyllic place to stretch yourself out to enjoy the sea view or sunbath. Morning Tai Chi class is also arranged to introduce you an Oriental healthy way of relaxing. Furthermore, cooking show is an exciting demonstration.

V'Spirit Cruise

Tai Chi praticing - a good way to keep your body fit and healthy

When the sun rises on the sea, tourists will wake up and enjoy the first sunshine of a new day with some Tai Chi classes on the sundeck. This will make you feel healthier and definitively you can't deny that it's wonderful to take all tension and worry out of your mind.

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Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia

 

Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia

Malaysia is a wonderful country in Asia where you can enjoy the best place to visit in Malaysia and amazing cuisine. Located in the center of the Taman Negara national park in Malaysia, tropical forests are a part of the impressive natural sights in the area of Malaysia ecology exist from ancient times to the present.

Taman Negara was formerly known as National Park King George V, but then when independent Malaysia, it was changed to Taman Negara which have a mean national park. Park was absolute protection during 70 years and always reminds us as a treasure of rich natural mothers, with no habitat disturbance and fauna have evolved away naturally over millions of years.

 

Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia

This is a wonderful place where visitors can explore by bus from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Tembeling and a train from Kuala Tembeling River with 60 km stretch of road for 2 to 3 hours. When you visit the park, tourists can stay at resorts the environmentally-friendly stay here to enjoy life in the jungle at night. If you don’t want to stay in the park, you can book tour to visit the park in a day. Admission fee is 1 RM per person, 5 RM cameras and 50 RM for train tickets. Furthermore, the highlight of any tour to Taman Negara is no journey walking along unusual lines hanging across the rainforest. The road in this fragile slings looked as if it had existed here for a generation, but the fact it was a project completed recently and very safe. At an altitude of 510 m above sea level, this is the way the world’s longest suspension wire through the trees with a height of about 45 m, giving visitors a unique view can be seen when the sunlight. You can spend a haft hour to travel around the road. However, that’s not the only thing Taman Negara gives travelers. You can also witness the lives of so many animals in the park, including rare species such as elephants, tigers, leopards, sun bears and Sumatran rhinos, although they are quite shy and rarely seen.

 

Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia

However, some species such as long-tailed ape will often appear in your eyes, along with a large number of birds. Estimated that there are more than 300 species here and countless large and small reptiles live there. In addition, when traveling at night, visitors can discover the biggest animals. You will see countless animals gaze out from their hiding places. Adventurous travelers can take jungle expeditions during the day or night, walking along the trails have been marked, or overcome the rapids on the river section Tembeling. Some nomadic settlements of the Batek, the natives still keep life traditional hunters and gatherers; the national park is the highlight attraction visitors

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Things to do in Hoi An, Vietnam in one day

 

Things to do in Hoi An, Vietnam in one day

In one day, what will you do and go in Hoi An? In this article, we will suggest you things to do in Hoi An, Vietnam in one day. You can refer to Vietnam travel guide Hoi An to get more interesting knowledge for your journey.

The morning in Hoi An

The early morning when the sun comes up and the whole ancient town wakes up to prepare for a long hectic day is the moment that tourists should not miss.

 

The morning in Hoi An

It would be great to enjoy a nice morning with a bit early sun, the image of women in palm-leaf conical hats who are busy with street vendors, bikes along the streets and old houses. All of these images create an ordinary but impressive setting. Therefore, you are advised to walk down the street on 5 or 6 o’clock in the morning to breathe the fresh air.

After taking a stroll, you need to recharge to start a new day. A bread with meat, lean pork paste, pâté, leaf vegetables and gravy taken from the bakeries named Banh mi Phuong located at 2B Phan Chu Trinh Phuong or Madame Khanh at 235 Tran Cao Van Khanh will provide enough energy for your new day. These two bakeries are famous not only in Hoi An but also worldwide. The average price of each loaf of bread is 20,000 Vietnam dong.

  

The morning in Hoi An

The local people are in the habit of bringing the bread to a sidewalk café near Hoai river to enjoy this dish accompanied by an aromatic cup of coffee while watching the peaceful Hoai river in the early morning.

If you desire to learn more about the life and culture of local people, it is suggested that you should pay a visit to old houses and spiritual works. Cantonese Assembly Hall of, Hokien Meeting Hall, Tan Ky ancient house, Phung Hung house, Quan Thang house, Cau pagoda, Ong pagoda, Tran Family Chapel and Museum of Sa Huynh Culture are all typical ancient constructions in Hoi An.

Lunch and afternoon in Hoi An

For lunch, you can choose chicken rice which is also one of the famous foods in Hoi An. To have a tasty meal, Ba Muoi restaurant at 22 Phan Chu Trinh is the best choice.

In summer, you can rent a bike or motorcycle to go to Cua Dai beach or An Bang beach, where you can get some fresh air under coconut trees, lie on the white sand and swim in the sea.

 

An Bang beach, Hoian

It is a good idea to spend the afternoon eating street food such as thịt nướng cuốn bánh tráng (girdle cake rolled with pork), chả chiên (deep-fried chopped meat), bánh bèo (bloating fern-shaped cake), bánh da lợn (pig skin cake), chè đậu ván (bean gruel) and tào phớ (jelly bean). These foods are often sold in the major streets such as Tran Phu and Nguyen Thai Hoc. Hoi An is really a culinary paradise for those who desire for food.

The evening in Hoi An

Enjoy Cao Lau (High Floor)

 

Cao Lau (High floor), Hoi An

Cao Lau (High Floor) is one of the most typical dishes in Hoi An and a good choice for dinner. The wonderful taste is formed by yellow and crunchy noodles mixed with a little broth, sauce, char siu, herbs and fried greaves with the price of 25,000 Vietnam Dong per bowl.

Take a stroll at night

After dinner, the whole ancient town is filled with lights from old houses shimmering on the surface of Hoai river, Japanese bridge and Hoai bridge with different colors.

 

Hoi An in the night

Walking around the ancient town in the night and being involved in fun activities, for example, sailing small boats on the Hoai river, flying colored lanterns, play Bai Choi game at the beginning of Bach Dang Street, eating a dish in the food street located near the Japanese bridge and buying souvenirs at the night market.

Source: Vietnam travel blog

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Things to Eat in the Philippines

 

Halo-Halo

The Philippines are a wonderful country in Southeast Asia. The country is not only attracted tourists by a lot of beautiful and stunning landscapes, also attracted by unique and delicious cuisine. Therefore, the post will tell you the best things to eat in the Philippines.

As you know, Philippine Cuisine influenced many neighboring countries, but there are distinctions in the use of raw materials, spices and processed. It is the reason why cuisine of Philippines is always attractive things with tourists when visiting the country. You can refer to 10 famous dishes in the beautiful country.

Lumpia

  

Lumpia

Spring rolls often appear in the Chinese city living in the Philippines. The inside of the rolls consists bamboo shoots mixed minced chicken or shrimp grinder, spices, then roll rice paper and fried in bread. Lumpia often serves with shallots or leeks preterm same kind of sweet sauce made from soy. Sometimes, it is eaten with spicy sambal sauce dotted with sweet or eaten with fresh peppers. Lumpia is one of the famous dishes in the country, so you should spend the time to enjoy the dish.

Sinigang

 

Sinigang

Sweet and sour soup nutty is one of the specialties of Philippines. Tamarind sauce and calamari lime juice provide for sinigang sour, combined with the sweetness of bacon, taste of vegetables and little bars of coconut water. The dish is quite special taste, so you should eat when visiting the country.

Lechon

It is the familiar dish in party or event of Philippines people. A whole pig will be grilled over charcoal until the skin is golden cumbersome, the quick-sweet. You can use chopped pork pieces and dot with liver sauce.

 

Lechon

Pancit Palabok

This dish is a very popular dish in the Philippines which is combined with shrimp, pork, boiled eggs, green onions and shrimp sauce sprinkled over rice noodles aromatic.

Adobo

If you have a chance to eat with local people in their home, ensuring that you will enjoy Adobo dish because it is the must-dish in the normal meals of local people. Pork or chicken is cooked with vinegar, salt, garlic, pepper, soy sauce and other spices until ripe. Furthermore, the dish is also better when eating with rice.

 

Adobo

Sisig

The little pork meat used as a defense, cheek meat, liver … shredded, mixed with onions, peppers, eggs. Sisig can be processed in many ways such as fried or steamed and then grilled. This dish is fragrant attractive, very crunchy with the chewy taste of beer.

Kaldereta

This past stew made from goat meat but now can use beef or pork instead. The meat is cut into large, boil the potatoes are tender; add the tomato sauce and liver, creating flavor, aromatic.

 

Kaldereta

Grilled chicken rice

Discharge marinated chicken, cranberry water, salt, pepper, and garlic, spread a layer of Annatto seed oil and roasted on charcoal. The chicken is always served with rice.

Halo-Halo

If you are finding a desert meal, Halo-halo is the ideal choice for you. The dish has a lot of colors for your choice including caramel, condensed milk, ice cream, shaved ice, add dried fruit, beans, pearl... presented in cups or coconut. It is the best things for you when enjoying a cup of halo-halo on the hottest day in the Philippines.

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La Compagnie: trade course on one Budget

It was the most civilized flight I've ever experienced. From the moment the flight attendants in tailored shorts and crisp white shirts offered me a cocktail—pink champagne fizzing around a floating candy gel—to the moment I left and stuffed my light blue Caudalie amenity bag into my purse, I was overcome by the sound of silence. There were no children, which helped lower the decibel level, but it was more than that. All of the passengers aboard my La Compagnie flight seemed to be experienced travelers, efficient in stowing luggage and intent on sleeping.

Those who stayed awake were rewarded with excellent food (yes, I just put the words fine dining and airplane together). Michelin-starred chef Christophe Langrée is responsible for options such as chicken mousse balls drizzled with pesto and chocolate over blinis, ravioli accompanied by bright red and yellow beets and a cornucopia of bite-size desserts, macaroons, chocolate ganache, and lemon ricotta.

La Compagnie (translation: "Airline of the French") is a new(er) all-business-class airline flying from Newark to Charles De Gaulle for incredible prices. My last check of the website showed roundtrip tickets for $1,800.

La Compagnie's Boeing 757-200 planes have 74 reclining seats in a 2×2 configuration. Pre-departure lounges, Art & Lounge in Newark and Icare in Paris, both offer free drinks and meals.

Like any start-up there are some wrinkles: Movies are delivered via individual Samsung Galaxy tablets and on my flight to Paris, at least six of the devices did not work. After trying to get four of them to cooperate, my flight attendant said that she might be better off throwing them out the window. The choice of movies is also disappointing to Americans seeking the latest blockbusters, but Francophiles will love the selection of French films.

It may not have all of the bells and whistles that business class on larger airlines offers (such as seats that lie totally flat) but as my seatmate commented, "It's 80% of the goods for 50% of the price."

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For more on La Compagnie, visit lacompagnie.com.

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Travel Style: Alison Rinderknecht

Alison Rinderknecht

Want to know how to travel in style, just like the pros? We check in with frequent fliers to find out how often they fly, their favorite destinations and what they never leave home without.

Name: Alison Hotchkiss Rinderknecht

Occupation: Destination Wedding + Event Planner, Author ("All the Essentials Wedding Planner" & "Destination Wedding Planner: The Ultimate Guide to Planning a Wedding from Afar"), Mom/wife, Public Speaker, Surfer, Adventurer

Hometown: Norwalk, CT

Current residence: Sausalito, CA 

College: Colorado State University

Major: Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism

Website: alisonevents.com and eventspaceconsulting.com

Twitter: @alisonevents

Facebook: Alison Events 

Instagram: alison_events

Pinterest: Alison Events

Short bio: My passions are to travel, meet new people and learn something new every day. This is true in both my personal life and in my career. I've been in the event business for 16 years and have traveled the world producing over 400 hundred events in 10 countries—each expanding my horizons in some way. Today I'm constantly seeking projects that expose me to new challenges. Whether that's doing an event in a new city, or using technology in a whole new way, or bringing an ambitious idea to life, I'm game.

I enjoy creating completely original, utterly unforgettable events. But, most importantly, I want it to be a reflection of my clients. If you want zombies at your 50th birthday party, or a Beatles-go-to-India themed wedding, we'll make it happen. To do that, I look for clients who are adventurous, open to collaborating and up for doing something that's never been done. Like creating a magical ceremony under 200-year-old redwoods, or even having Chris Martin from Coldplay perform for your first dance. (Yes, this happened!)

My team and I do six to eight weddings a year both in northern California and across the globe. Our strengths compliment each other, allowing us to be a rare combination of visionary and detail-oriented, as well as intensely dedicated and laid back. We're all aware of the latest trends, but don't feel compelled to follow them. We know, and appreciate, all of the classic rules of etiquette, and we can either follow them "to a T," or throw them out the window. And, we understand the challenges that come with merging families and cultures. Having just gotten married, I'm well versed in diplomacy.

Because we push ourselves to do and try new things our motto is: keep calm and trust the answer will emerge. As a result, we create events that are one of a kind, yet always approachable and comfortable. And, of course, an experience you'll love and remember.

When I'm not working on an event, I live in Sausalito with my husband, daughter, Vivienne, and two cats, Miso and Tofu. To recharge, I surf, cook, and explore this amazing planet.

How often do you fly? About 75,000 miles a year.

How many countries have you been to? Over 40

How many continents have you been to? 5

Earliest travel memory: Skiing in the rocky mountains with my dad (well I was on his shoulders—apparently most the time—I was 4) 

Favorite American city: Montauk, NY. Being an avid surfer, and having grown up on the East Coast, this is one of those quintessential surfer/beach towns. All things nautical and great beaches, it's a favorite weekend getaway. 

Favorite international city: Sydney. Loved being in Sydney. It has the comfort of it being English-speaking but much more stylish than any U.S. city I have been in, and of course, great weather. Great food, nice people and easy to get around.

Least favorite country: Reykjavik, Iceland. I was just overall disappointed in the level of friendliness there. The countryside is beautiful, however.

I have no desire to go to: I am open to going anywhere so this doesn't exist for me.

Friendliest people in the world: People in the southern U.S. states, Mexicans are always friendly, Costa Ricans as well…

Country with the meanest immigration officers: Honestly I think all immigration officers are high on their horse. It's just the job….

Favorite World Heritage Site: Angkor in Cambodia.

Favorite airline: United, I put all my eggs in that basket so they take good care of me. 2nd favorite is probably Swiss Airlines.

Favorite aircraft type: Boeing 777. Aisle on long flights; window for short flights or on segments I know will have a view.

Favorite U.S. airport: SFO, I know it like no other. 2nd is LAX.

Favorite international airport: Switzerland, they have the best food options.

Favorite hotel: I loved my stay at the Amangani in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Best views, so secluded and amazing service.

Favorite cruise line: Never been, not interested in ever going unless someone can convince me otherwise…

Favorite travel credit card: Chase United.

Favorite island: Harbour Island, Bahamas.

Favorite beach: Bolinas, CA (great surfing!).

Favorite National Park: Yosemite.

Favorite fancy restaurant: French Laundry, Yountville, CA.

Favorite bar: Anything with a good juke box.

Favorite fruit: Mangos.

Favorite food: Pizza from Delfina in SF.

Least favorite food: Brains and tongues just cause they are exactly that.

Drink of choice (in the air and on the ground): Bloody Mary on the plane and Dirty Martini/Belvedere on the ground.

Favorite travel movie(s): 16 Candles.

Favorite travel show(s): I was obsessed with Anthony Bourdain, since that ended I have been lost.

Top 3 favorite travel newsletters/magazines/blogs: Huffington Post, Travel and Leisure, Sunday NY Times Travel. 

Favorite travel website(s)—besides JohnnyJet.com, of course! TripAdvisor, Tablet Hotels, SLH.com, mrandmrssmith.com.

5 things you bring on a plane: A full season of a new show on Netflix or Amazon Prime, some new podcast, Southern Marin Mothers Magazine (the only time I get to read on the local happenings!), thick socks, weleda sage deodorant, chapstick, hand lotion, cashmere scarf, laptop and iPhone, and charging accoutrements

What do you always seem to forget? My house key.

What do you like least about travel? Sitting next to smelly, talkative, or people who take up more room than allocated.

What do you want your loved one to buy you from an airport Duty Free store? Something food-.

Favorite travel app(s): Google Translate, Waze, Uber, airportguru.

Most embarrassing travel moment: I was traveling in Cuba with a girlfriend about 10-years ago and we had been hanging out with some local guys. We went dancing and drinking and ended up at a small coffee shop at the end of the night. Everyone was speaking Spanish of course and having only known a little Spanish I was struggling to keep up. One of the guys turned to me and said, "Hey want to go make out" in Spanish. I spent the next ten minutes trying to understand what he was saying even though he was giving me clear signs he wanted to kiss me. I turned to my friend and said he keeps saying xxx and she said he said he wants to kiss you in front of the whole group. I was not interested in returning the action so I got up and excused myself. I went to the bathroom and was bright red.

I haven't been to: China.

Worst travel moment: I was traveling with a friend in Thailand, we landed in Bangkok and were so hungry, so we decided to grab some food at the Indian restaurant downstairs from the hotel (since it was the closest thing). Sadly I got really bad food poisoning and ended up sick the next two weeks of the trip. I could only eat rice and bananas otherwise I would get sick. I even took a cooking class and got sick. It was such a bummer because I love Thai food now. 

What's your dream destination? I am thinking this question is where do I WANT to go or is it what places do I love to go. I LOVE Italy: the food, people, wine…perfection. I am dying to go to Bali. I had opportunities but never the right time. The Maldives and Fiji are also on there. I love island people, they are some of the friendliest people.

Best travel tip: Always smile, be considerate and travel like a local. Learning just a couple of greetings in the local language goes a long way…

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