Da Nang in Vietnam
17 July 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General Reading Time: 10 minutes Da Nang is one of the five largest cities in Vietnam including Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Haiphong, and Cần Thơ in terms of urbanization and economy. Located on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River, it is one of Vietnam’s most important port cities. As one of the country’s five direct-controlled municipalities, it is under the direct administration of the central government. read more…The Ha Long Bay in Vietnam
25 September 2017 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 8 minutes Hạ Long Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Hạ Long) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long City, Cẩm Phả town, bordered on the south and southeast by the Gulf of Tonkin, on the north by China, and is a part of Vân Đồn District. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes and sizes. Hạ Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bái Tử Long Bay to the northeast, and Cát Bà Island to the southwest. These larger zones share a similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate and cultural characters. Hạ Long Bay has an area of around 1,553 km², including 1,960–2,000 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km² with a high density of 775 islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments. The evolution of the karst in this bay has taken 20 million years under the impact of the tropical wet climate. The geo-diversity of the environment in the area has created biodiversity, including a tropical evergreen biosystem, oceanic and sea shore biosystem. Hạ Long Bay is home to 14 endemic floral species and 60 endemic faunal species. read more…Hanoi in Vietnam
7 August 2017 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 13 minutes
Presidential Palace, formerly Palace of the Governor-General of French Indochina © flickr.com – helloandrew/cc-by-sa-2.0
Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam
7 March 2015 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General Reading Time: 13 minutes Ho Chi Minh City, formerly named Saigon, is the largest city in Vietnam. It was once known as Prey Nokor, an important Khmer sea port prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam from 1955–75. South Vietnam was a capitalist and anti-communist state which fought against the communist North Vietnamese and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, with the assistance of the United States and other countries. On 30 April 1975, Saigon fell and the war ended with a Communist victory. On 2 July 1976, Saigon merged with the surrounding Gia Định Province and was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City after Hồ Chí Minh (although the name Sài Gòn is still commonly used). The metropolitan area, which consists of the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, Thủ Dầu Một, Dĩ An, Biên Hòa and surrounding towns, is populated by more than 9,000,000 people, making it the most populous metropolitan area in Vietnam. The city’s population is expected to grow to 13.9 million in 2025. read more…Overview Theme Weeks
27 December 2011 | Author/Destination: New Zealand / Neuseeland | Rubric: General, Theme Weeks Reading Time: 19 minutes
In irregular intervals we publish Theme Weeks about cities, regions, and countries. Here you can find the complete list. read more…
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9 November 2011 | Author/Destination: New Zealand / Neuseeland | Rubric: General Reading Time: 5 minutes
In addition to the regular search function, a country overview is available here. Click on the country name to see all currently available blog entries. read more…