Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Sheraton Saigon Hotels & Towers: A colorful June for kids and dads

Sheraton Saigon Hotels & Towers: A colorful June for kids and dads

(#wanderlusttips) A month of special days for children and fathers should be happily celebrated. Sheraton Saigon Hotels & Towers offers you many options for this month.

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International Children’s Day will be more fun at Saigon cafe located at Level 1, Sheraton Saigon Hotels&Towers, 88 Dong Khoi Street. The lunch buffet (11:30Am-3PM) will be specially designed for your children so they can excitedly choose from some favorites such as beef burger and French fries, crispy chicken wing, sausage and bun, spaghetti with tomato sauce, wonton noodle soup, pasta station cooked to order, and popcorn and color sugar. Kids will have some fun at the kid’s corner with exciting activities such as conjurer, balloon art, Xbox games and some more. For parents, there will be so many delectable dishes including marinated salmon in plum sauce, beef steak with shallot and red wine sauce. The price is VND 640,000++ including free flowing soft drink.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Sheraton Saigon Hotels & Towers: A colorful June for kids and dads

On 21st June, Saigon Cafe will save the room for you to express the love to your fathers on Father’s Day. You will have champagne Sunday brunch and dinner celebration with free flowing champagne and a wide range of delectable food from seafood, Japanese specialties, Vietnamese food corner, cook-to-order action station with seafood and fresh meat and carving station to enjoy this special day with him. Specially, there will be alive scampi and blue swimmer crab cooked to order on this special day. The brunch is served at VND 1,430,000++ including free flowing Champagne, house wine, frozen cocktails, fresh juice, draught beer, soft drinks, coffee and tea. And the dinner is at VND 1,200,000++ including free flowing house wine, special cocktails, draught beer, soft drinks, coffee and tea.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Sheraton Saigon Hotels & Towers: A colorful June for kids and dads

June if month of Thai Cuilinary at the hotel, and Saigon Cafe also features an appealing and spicy selection of Thai food at Saigon Café on every Saturday. Mojo Café on Dong Khoi will be introducing a special Thai street menu and flavorful Thai drinks collection including Pod Thai, fizzy raspberry, the perfect tea and lemongrass mojito in the month of June.

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Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Summer delights at Movenpick Hanoi

Summer delights at Movenpick Hanoi

(#wanderlusttips) Accommodation and spa packages which has been launched by Movenpick Hanoi will grand you a memorable summer holiday  in style.

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Booking from 1st May 2016 to 31st August 2016 and staying from 1st June 2016 to 31st August 2016, guests will enjoy 25% discount for Hanoi destination and up to 30% for other Movenpick Hotels around the world. A voucher to spend at restaurants of VND400,000 will be presented to ones who make reservation through website.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Summer delights at Movenpick Hanoi

At classy Kinetic Gym & Wellness Studio located at the 3rd floor of the hotel, the finest nectars and essences of summer with series of special promotion are running. Accordingly, daily bookings reserved from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm will be offered 20% off. And you get one more free spa package when you buy two. Relaxing and revitalizing spa treatments by experienced therapists will help you to ease away the cares of the day.

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Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Le Meridien Saigon: New summer tastes

Le Meridien Saigon: New summer tastes

(#wanderlusttips) Five star hotel Le Meridien Saigon which is located at 3C Ton Duc Thang, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City has launched many attractive programes in its restaurants and bar this summer.

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This summer, from May 1, Latest Recipe Restaurant offers you a new perspective of buffet dinner featuring Asean and Vietnamese cuisine with stunning view overlooking the peaceful Saigon River and the bustling street.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Le Meridien Saigon: New summer tastes

From fresh seafood, creative salad bar to elaborate dessert station will indulge guests into a mouth-watering delicacies, exotic sweets, and seasonal fruits prepared by our pastry chefs.

The price for a person from Sunday to Thursday is VND798.000++ including free flow soft drinks and VND 998.000++ including free flow soft drinks, wine or beer.

In the same time, bar Latitude 10 will delight your Thursday evenings with free-flow wines selected from renowned wine regions of France, Australia, Chile, and Spain accompanied by a selection of artisan cheese, including Camembert, Tomme, Goat cheese, Sainte Maure and other popular choices. “joie de vivre” (joy of living).

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Le Meridien Saigon: New summer tastes

Last but not least, the buffet is enhanced by an assortment of imported cold cuts, house-made duck’s liver pate and pistachio terrine, and bread options, such as focaccia and rye bread – all promising to entice your senses.

This buffet serves from 6PM to 9PM on Thursday at VND 450,000 ++ per person and valids till the end of May.

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Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Ngon Villa: New Chef, new menu

Ngon Villa: New Chef, new menu

(#wanderlusttips) An “All you can eat” menu will be launched by Ngon Villa – one of the renowned restaurants of Paradise Hotels & Cruises – from May 15th, 2016. The menu is a special sellection by the “Master Chef” Nguyen Thanh Tung, featuring the quintessence of Vietnamese regional cuisine.
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Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Ngon Villa: New Chef, new menu
Nguyen Thanh Tung, whose desire for cooking, serious learning and endless efforts put him in the creditable position today, will serve you all the best delecacies of Vietnamese foods in your plate at the beautiful old French villa located at 10 Tong Duy Tan Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
The price ranges from VND250,000++ to VND350,000++ per person for dining.

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Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Young woman trade city life for untouched wildness in Lapland

Young woman trade city life for untouched wildness in Lapland

(#wanderlusttips) Tinja Myllykangas, a young woman in Finland, has chosen living in limited basic conditions under the temperature of -45°C without electricity and running water besides 85 huskies in Lapland instead of an urban life in Jyväskylä city. Photographer Brice Portolano spent two weeks with her capturing her unique way of life.

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Mriya: The Giant of the skies

The Ukrainian cargo jet named “Mriya” is such a thing. Developed in the 1980s to carry the Soviet version of the space shuttle on its back, today Mriya takes flight on a rare delivery mission across three continents.

When this big boy defied gravity before it touched down at Vaclav Havel Airport in the Czech Republic, many curious people in Plague waited to watch it with their own eyes.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | The Giant of the skies

Lately, Mriya has been making deliveries once — maybe twice — a year.

If you need to fly something big – like gargantuan oil industry equipment or a giant electric generator – this is the plane you want. The An-225 holds world aviation records for flying heavy payloads. It set one in 2004 when it flew a 247-ton piece of oil pipeline machinery to Uzbekistan.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | The Giant of the skies

From its pickup location in Prague, Mriya has scheduled stops in Turkmenistan, India, and Malaysia before arriving this weekend at its final destination in Perth — on Australia’s west coast. Then it’s back to home base in Kiev, where planners will chalk up another “mission accomplished” for the biggest plane in the world.

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Caribean: The seduction of nature

(#wanderlusttips) Being known as the the world’s fastest growing tourism market, the sun-drenched Caribean own many tourist attractions to lure people who want to escape the general global disquietude.

The below-mentioned isles are 2016’s “it” destinations, and where many will want to be next time they swap their desk for the beach.

For all-to-yourself beaches – Tobago

Secluded shores, unspoiled and untamed beaches can be found here in Tobago, the 25-mile-long sister island of Trinidad. They are still unencumbered by crowds.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Caribean: The seduction of nature

At Englishman’s Bay, visitors will have a half-mile of palm-lined sand to themselves, and at Pirate’s Bay a 157-step descent leads to crystal-clear waters many don’t know are there.

Jemma’s Seaview Kitchen, built into a tree on the beach in Speyside, serves up homegrown favorites like king fish and callaloo.

For adventure – Curaçao

Curacao offers up some of the Caribbean’s best below-the-sea exploits to ones who want to go from the water’s edge to its depths.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Caribean: The seduction of nature

Non-divers can get close with the Dutch island’s coral reefs and the colorful inhabitants 500-feet below shore by bubble-like mini submarine. With regular clothes, you can dive under the sea even at night for more exciting feelings on cute submersible, called Curasub.

For swimming and sunning – Barbados

The island’s Crane Beach of Barbados Island has regularly been ranked among the 10 best beaches in the world. Then if it does not suit you, there are still 59 more beautiful beaches to choose. There is flying fish which has been long become the national symbol of Barbados.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Caribean: The seduction of nature

The restaurant Cuz’s Fish Stand in Bridgetown will grand you a chance to try it in a sandwich in an unassuming beach shack.

For going beyond the beach: Belize’s jungle

Belize is more than beaches, it’s got mountains and jungles and waterfalls too.

Up in the Maya Mountains at the edge of the island’s Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, there’s a 16-cabana ecotourism gem, Gaia Riverlodge, that peeks over a waterfall and a river that powers it.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Caribean: The seduction of nature

Inside, indigenous Belizean hardwood adorns private, thatched-roof rooms where names like “Sun” and “Cascade” sub for numbers and the chef makes staples like fish serre with organic ingredients from Gaia’s garden.

Beyond the lodge, at Barton Creek Caves, visitors can kayak into an archaeological wonder where ancient Maya called on rain gods as early as 200 A.D.

For being at one with nature: Suriname

Suriname is on an upswing as a tourist destination, meaning going now puts travelers ahead of the influx and makes for a dialed-back break.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Caribean: The seduction of nature

There’s hopping a mini plane to plunge into the interior of virgin rainforest, or scaling the Voltzberg dome accompanied by eight species of monkeys for panoramic tropical vistas. Otherwise they can look for giant leatherback turtles at Galibi Nature Reserve.

For colonial relics: Cuba

You are possible to have the most memorable trip of your life without any plan in Cuba where the town’s Spanish Colonial architecture has remained startlingly unchanged since the 19th-century sugar boom, with its pastel hues and ornate ironwork.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Caribean: The seduction of nature

Easier travel restrictions allow visitors stroll the storied cobblestone streets of Trinidad on the island’s southern coast.

When night falls, the salsa rhythms heat up at Casa de la Musica, a live music street dance under the stars.

For private grottos: Haiti

The island’s best lure is Bassins Bleu near Jacmel in southern Haiti. As with most gems, the hidden Haitian trio of blue water basins can be tricky to find, but once travelers have hiked the hike, dropped a straw into a refreshing hacked-open coconut and descended the rope to get to the pools, they might have the grotto all to themselves.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Caribean: The seduction of nature

Adventurers have been known to jump from the waterfalls that fill the pools, but Bassins Bleu has a daily visitor limit to protect its perfection, so it’s best to plan ahead.

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Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon offers attractive promotion package

Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon offers attractive promotion package

(#wanderlusttips) A wide range of promotions has been offered by Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon – a classy five-star hotel located at Nguyen Van Troi Street, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City.

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Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon offers attractive promotion package

Accordingly, guests will enjoy 10% discount for any booking made from now till December 31, 2016 and stay during the period. 5% extra more is offered for any early booking which is made 21 days in advance in the same period of time. Besides, guests book more than 3 consecutive nights will get many other preferences such as free airport round trips and a voucher of 1-hour spa treatment. A child at the age of 16 or under who shares their parents’ room will receive a complimentary extra bed and breakfast. Otherwise, any additional person will be charged at VND 460,000. Especially, the hotel offers flexible rates for day use rooms before 9PM with the rate at VND 1,380,000/06hours use and VND 1,725,000/ 09hours use. Various promotion program, high-end facilities and services of Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon will promise any guest a comfortable time of staying.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Vietnam travel tips: Exploring Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Vietnam travel tips: Exploring Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

World Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, with its karst mountains, underground rivers, historic sites, extensive caves and unspoilt jungle, is packed with opportunities to hike, bike, paddle or simply relax in one of Vietnam’s most spectacular and interesting regions.

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The national park is famously home to Hang Son Doong, discovered in the early 1990s and confirmed as the biggest cave on the planet only in 2009. In recent years the cave has become one of the hottest tickets in travel for in-the-know adventurers. Negotiating its 5km-long cavern is superbly exciting, but guided tours are limited and beyond the budget of many. Luckily there are many other activities – both below and above ground – to occupy travellers in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang area.

Biking the Bong Lai Valley

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Vietnam travel tips: Exploring Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Grab a quirky hand-drawn map from either the Phong Nha Farmstay (phong-nha-cave.com) or the Easy Tiger hostel (easytigerhostel.com), and spend a day exploring the Bong Lai Valley. Meandering tracks and back roads made for mountain bikes weave through local villages and along sleepy rivers, passing by an ever-expanding array of laidback attractions. Lunch on grilled chicken with peanut sauce at the Pub with Cold Beer, or spend a relaxing afternoon in a rustic riverside shelter at the Wild Boar Eco-Farm.

Meeting the challenge of Hang Toi

Kick off a visit to Hang Toi (Dark Cave) with a soaring zip line flight above a forest-shaded river, before a brief but bracing swim into the mouth of the cave. Natural light soon fades as visitors are led further into the cavern, through narrow passageways filled with a mini-ocean of gluggy mud, before soaking and swimming in the underground waters of Thuy Tien lake. Upon exiting the cave, it’s a short and very scenic kayak paddle back to the Dark Cave’s main jetty.

Delving into the area’s war history

Arrange a tour with the Phong Nha Farmstay to explore the region’s wartime history, either in a restored US Army jeep or in the sidecar of Soviet-era Ural motorbike. Tours negotiate winding roads past roaring rapids and sheer cliff faces around rugged Highway 20, and sections of the famed Ho Chi Minh Trail, which was vital to the Vietnamese war effort. You can also visit poignant Hang Tam Co (Eight Lady Cave), now a memorial to eight Vietnamese pioneer soldiers who perished in 1972 after a US bombing raid sealed the entrance to the cave.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Vietnam travel tips: Exploring Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Hiking the jungle above the caves

Join a jungle hike with one of the region’s excellent local trekking guides. Hai’s Eco Conservation Tour involves a day exploring the jungle and a visit to Phong Nha’s Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre. You’ll find the friendly Hai at his relaxed Bamboo Cafe in the town of Son Trach most evenings. Another trekking option is with Dzung of Jungle Boss Trekking, who runs a one-day tour around the Ho Chi Minh Trail, also visiting the remote Abandoned Valley area of the national park.

Relaxing by the river

After active days underground or trudging through the jungle, a more relaxed pursuit is to spend a few hours at the Nuoc Mooc Ecotrail. A series of linked walkways and bamboo bridges winds through a forested limestone labyrinth of pristine pools and turquoise springs. Kayaking is available on a small lake, and there’s a rustic rope bridge – a bit of a thrill after a lazy lunch in one of Nuoc Mooc’s open-air gazebos.

Touring Hang Tu Lan

One-night/two-day tours of the wider Tu Lan Cave system commence with a full-day hike through rustic countryside, before a campsite with hammocks is set up adjacent to the beautiful cave Hang Ken. Day two includes exploration of Tu Lan, and the challenging combination of trekking and swimming through the Kim and Hung Ton caves. For the even more adventurous, there is a longer and more challenging two-night/three-day tour option.

Camping underground in Hang En

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Vietnam travel tips: Exploring Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Located close to renowned Hang Son Doong, Hang En is currently regarded as the third-largest cave on the planet. One-night/two-day tours give travellers the opportunity to camp at a spectacular riverside location within the cave, and visit the remote ethnic minority village of Ban Doong. Fossils up to 300 million years old have been found in the cave, but present-day wildlife includes thousands of swifts, which dart amid the diffuse shafts of sunlight projecting into Hang En’s giant cavern.

Being one of the first to explore Hang Va

Discovered in 2012, and only opened to visitors in 2015, Hang Va is the newest underground adventure in the Phong Nha region. Leading caving outfit Oxalis runs two-day/one-night adventures that include travelling along an underground river in the nearby Hang Nuoc Nut cave. After overnighting at a jungle camp near Hang Va’s entrance, visitors explore the cave’s spectacular partially submerged stalagmite field. Bring a sense of adventure – ropes and harnesses are used extensively during this experience.

Make it happen

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park abuts the village of Son Trach, about 50km from Dong Hoi, in Vietnam’s north-central region. Regular local buses link the two towns. Hotels can also organise lifts in private cars from Dong Hoi. Son Trach has an ATM, and a growing range of accommodation and eating options.

Access to the park is quite tightly controlled (the park is still riddled with unexploded ordnance). Officially you are not allowed to hike here without a licensed tour operator. You can travel independently (by motorbike or car) on the Ho Chi Minh Highway or Hwy 20, both of which cut through the park.

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Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Chicago Skyline aerial cable car

Chicago Skyline aerial cable car

Architecture firms Davis Brody Bond and Marks Barfield Architects have teamed up to design the ‘Chicago Skyline‘, an aerial cable car attraction linking Navy Pier, the Chicago Lakefront, the Riverwalk running alongside the Chicago River, and downtown Chicago.

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The Chicago Skyline is a sophisticated, environmentally friendly aerial cable car that will be a unique urban experience. Marks Barfield Architects, designers of the hugely successful London Eye, and Davis Brody Bond have designed state-of-the-art, custom-designed passenger pods or ‘gondolas’, that will enable visitors to appreciate the city’s lakefront, skyline and world-class architecture in a completely new way.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Chicago Skyline aerial cable car

In the tradition of the early Loop, the City Beautiful movement, and generations of Chicago skyscrapers, the Skyline blends modern engineering with deeply rooted architectural values. The Skyline was inspired by practical need, in this case connecting the cultural and recreational nucleus of Navy Pier with downtown transportation nodes. As it skirts and energizes the newly developed Riverwalk, its design brings a quiet sense of unity and animation to Chicago’s populated urban core.

Wanderlust Tips Magazine | Chicago Skyline aerial cable car

The design shares many similarities with the pill-like capsules surrounding the London Eye, which was also designed by Marks Barfield Architects. This year-round attraction will operate into the evening hours, offering a unique experience and magnificent views.

“The Chicago Skyline could do for Chicago what the London Eye has done for London, and become a very identifiable landmark within the city, driving tourism and prosperity,” says David Marks, Director at Marks Barfield Architects. “Its design touches the ground lightly and with an environmentally sensitive and delicate presence – like jewels in a necklace – energizing the city’s Riverwalk, and attracting the eyes of the world.”

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