In Lương Hậu Village (Hương Thủy Town, Thừa Thiên Huế Province), there are some remains of Champa Kingdom existing side by side with Vietnamese people’s cultural/historic sites. It’s about 13 km to the South-East of Huế City’s center. Last Wednesday, my mentor Phan and I visited some of the Cham relics there. We stopped by […]
In Search of Lost Time
My mentor Hồ Tấn Phan and I have known each other for about 5 years and we have become good friends since then. Actually, I consider him my mentor who teaches me about history and culture of our own hometown Huế. He does not give me any serious lessons but via informal talks and fun […]
Visiting some Champa relics in Thừa Thiên Huế
Last Sunday, I had a chance to follow two special researchers on a field trip visiting Champa relics in Hương Trà and Quảng Điền, Thừa Thiên Huế Province. One is my history teacher Hồ Tấn Phan, a Huế culture researcher; and the other is Mr. Jean-Francois Hubert, the author of “The Art of Champa” and […]
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When the dawn breaks on Vọng Cảnh Hill
Vọng Cảnh Hill is known as one of the best places to view sunset in Huế City. AND I’ve discovered that it’s also an amazing spot to welcome the first rays of sunlight. Below are the photos of the serene mornings on Vọng Cảnh Hill.
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Crossing Đèo Hải Vân (Ocean and Cloud Pass)
Especially for Hằng, I always dreamt of crossing Đèo Hải Vân (Ocean & Cloud Pass), known as one of the most winding and hair-raising mountain passes in Việt Nam, on a motorbike. And this wish just came true last week when my good friend and coworker Hằng said with an exciting tone in her voice: […]
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In my mama’s garden
These are some kinds of plants and flowers found in my mama’s garden. Actually, it’s not really a garden but tiny patches of land that she manages to bring in as many of her favorite plants as possible. I know the names of only some of her plants so for this photo collection, I decide […]
Couple railway bridges: Bạch Hổ & Dã Viên
These two bridges link the Northern bank of Hương River, Dã Viên Islet and Southern bank of Hương River together.
Bánh Khoái Cá Kình
Right at a corner of chaotic Chuồn Market, there is a woman, surrounded with people, struggling with a dozen of pans. It’s O Lành (Auntie Lành), a great “bánh khoái cá kình” maker. She used a short stalk of a banana leaf coating the pan’s bottom with a thin layer of cooking oil. She then […]
Sun-seeking on Tam Giang Lagoon
To catch a glorious sunrise on Tam Giang Lagoon, you are supposed to wake up at 3 am. Yes, that was what I did last Sunday. When I arrived at Asian Travel Mate Office on Lê Lợi Str. at 4am, many guests were already there waiting for the bus, ready for the sun-seeking trip. I […]
A meaningful trip to A Lưới
“How do you say ‘little sister’ in your dialect?” I asked Sương and Cu Bàng, my new little Pako friends from A Lưới. “A em,” they answered in chorus. “A em?” How come these two sounds feel so close to my heart? I was truck with emotion and memory. And at that time, the first […]