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Many streets and roads in Hanoi are now full of peach trees although the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival is still two weeks away.

Peach trees blooming in Nhat Tan flower village

Businesses and agencies renting peach trees for early decoration

People gathering in Nhat Tan to choose the most beautiful peach trees

Well-trimmed trees even cost VND10 million or more each   

The price for a peach branch hovering between VND200,000-500,000

At a corner of Lac Long Quan road

A small peach tree costs V

As I sit here in my condo in the warm weather of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, sometimes I forget how blessed I am. Born on perhaps, as many will attest to, the most beautiful island in the world, Santorini, then to have my parents move to San Francisco when I was 4 years old, I feel very fortunate. I have spent a lifetime roaming the streets of this world-class city. Contemplating my return to the city this weekend to watch the 49ers with my fellow locals, I just learned that San Francisco received

Travel firms have decided to spend big money to upgrade railroads in an effort to persuade more people to travel by railways.

Despite the great advantages, railway tourism has never attracted medium and high income travelers because of the inconvenience they may experience when going by train.

According to Vu Dinh Rau, Head of the Hanoi Railway Station, it served 200,000 passengers on 2012 Tet days in total. The Hanoi station receives 7,000-8,000 passengers who travel on the routes to HCM City, V

Tet holidays are the days of relaxation, happiness and joy. And similar to pine tree for Christmas holiday in the West, Vietnamese also use many kinds of flowers and plants to decorate their house in this special period.

Some names can be listed out: Chrysanths, marigold, Mao Ga flower, paperwhite flower, lavender, to name a few. Some people nowadays even use orchid and rose, although this is not yet popular. And above all, there are 3 kinds of plants that can not be missing in Tet holiday: peac

I know a lot of financial experts say to skip travel if you're poor.I totally disagree with that.Travel can open the door to business ideas and jobs.It also acts as a strong motivation to make more money.The very planning and saving for trips can lead to different opportunities.If you have kids,travel opens their eyes to careers they haven't thought of and colleges they might like to attend in the future. On top of all that, planning of trips brings happiness and of course travel is educational

See video Voices United for Mali - 'Mali-ko'

It’s horrible, of course, the war currently going on in Mali, the desecration of Sufi shrines in Timbuktu, and the disruption of lives in a place where life doesn’t allow much margin for error.  Maybe the most ironic aspect of it all is that Mali has been able to cast itself so successfully in the last twenty years as the capital of world music, starting with Ali Farka Toure’ and including dozens of regional stars in its roll-call before making Ali’s s

The long coastline of Palambak Island is still pristine and beautiful. The islands of Palambak Besar and Palambak Kecil are part of the Banyak Islands on the west of Singkil coast in Aceh. Its isolated location offers solitude for those who seek it. To reach there, you must fly to Medan and continue to Singkil by minivan before crossing the sea to Balai Island using a fishing boat. From there you can get to Palambak by renting a boat. Photo by Tekno Bolang

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I have 2 perfect solutions for the dilemma you are facing at the moment, finding the right destination for Valentine’s Day that exudes romance while indulging your passion for beyond the ordinary travel experiences.

Dhow Castaway Adventure in Mozambique

Romance in the Tropics in Saint Lucia

  Everyone wants to make plans.

La esquina de la luz y el duende se llama Cádiz. El aeropuerto de la provincia está en Jerez de la Frontera (la ciudad más poblada, con más de 200.000 habitantes) Osborne y recibe al turista con un toro de . Todo un símbolo en la tierra del sherry, ese tipo de vino que se puede probar en más de 30 bodegas, como la de Tío Pepe o la de Álvaro Domecq. Incluso está el Museo del Misterio de Jerez, un pedagógico paseo por la historia de estos caldos desde el siglo XVIII.

Otro de los mayores orgullos de

We reported frequently in New Media Travel that hotels notoriously use photos of empty swimming pools, restaurants and rooms in their marketing material for fear of offending potential customers. Their thinking is that couples without children, for example, will be discouraged by pictures with children in them, while families may be be turned off by photos  featuring adults.

Enter Socialgraphics which claims the days of travel marketers having only the basic customer information they ask for, a

By Shannon Farley

Just outside San Jose, Costa Rica is one of my favorite cloud forests. Drive an hour-and-a-half out of the Capital-metropolitan area and you’re in another world – a world of rolling green hills, black and white and brown dairy cows, rich rust red earth, plants with giant leaves, dripping ferns and shifting mist. It reminds me of England, with a decidedly tropical twist.

These are Costa Rica’s Central Highlands and the 2,000-acre Los Angeles Private Cloud Forest Biological Reserve

Just outside San Jose, Costa Rica is one of my favorite cloud forests. Drive an hour-and-a-half out of the Capital-metropolitan area and you’re in another world – a world of rolling green hills, black and white and brown dairy cows, rich rust red earth, plants with giant leaves, dripping ferns and shifting mist. It reminds me of England, with a decidedly tropical twist.

These are Costa Rica’s Central Highlands and the 2,000-acre Los Angeles Private Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, one of the coun

Delhi Agra Rajasthan is a tripod on which India’s best trip stands indomitably. Although, Native indian is identified across the globe for its diverse societies, customs, beliefs, and methods of lifestyle, there is a trip in the name of Fantastic Triangular that carries the potential to represent the best of Native indian in a single journey

As we know that Native indian is highly praised for its sticking with to ‘Unity in Diversity’ principle, it bags a mixture of societies, climates, beliefs, m

If you are looking for a piece of serenity and an unforgettable experience in southern Indonesia, Alor is where you want to be.

A peaceful morning at the bay of Mutiara Alor On the edge of the quiet Teluk Mutiara district, Kalabahi is the capital of Alor regency and the center of the local economy. Start your unforgettable journey by cruising the serene bay and watching the morning mist lift under the warmth of the rising sun while sipping a hot beverage. Photo by Fahmi Anhar

Glimpse where the peo

Situated about 33km away from Sa Dec Town in Dong Thap Province, Dinh Yen Village has been famous nationwide for its traditional mat-making craft which has existed for nearly 100 years. The Village, near the Hau River, is now an attractive tourist address.

Coming here, tourists will have a chance to attend the village’s market where millions of products of different kinds from the Cuu Long River delta and the eastern area of Southern Vietnam are exchanged every year.

Collecting rush in Can Tho Pro

Dalat city is located in Lam Dong province, on the Lam Vien Plateau, at an altitude of 1500 m above sea level and the natural area: 393.29 km ². Dalat in the highlands Lang Biang, northern province of Lam Dong, on the north, next to the Dalat district of Luoyang, the eastern and southeastern borders with Don Duong district, west and southwest border with 2 Lam Ha and Duc Trong district.

You’ve got your flight to Costa Rica booked, your hotel reservations or tour itinerary set. Now what about getting around?

There are many choices, from in-country flights to renting a car, hopping a local bus or hiring a private shuttle or tour bus complete with bilingual driver. It all depends on how fast you want to get somewhere, how many places you want to visit, what you want to see and, of course, how much money you want to spend.

While Costa Rica is small, comparable in size to West Virg

Despite the wasted potential, Semarang’s old town makes a pleasant, picturesque background for a walk. Garlands of shrubbery grow across chipped walls. The eighteenth-century Protestant church is scrubbed dental white and the former opera house has an unusual wooden ship deck ceiling. Gnarled men perched on rickshaw seats offer pedal-powered rides. The traditional market is paved and tidy, with batik-clad women shucking stinky beans from long, thick pods and wafting tenacious flies from the day’