Thứ Năm, 30 tháng 10, 2014

Halong Bay nightlife

Nightlife in Halong has drawn locals as well as visitors to spend their vacation here. Halong is the popular tourist destination of Vietnam, which seldom goes to sleep.
Halong Bay nightlife
Halong Bay nightlife
This beautiful city of Vietnam beams with large number of activities even at the odd hours of the city. The residents as well as the tourists to this city of Halong indulge themselves in various kinds of fun and merriment especially at night. There are large options of nightspots in the city, which are worth paying a visit. The dazzling and happening Nightlife in Halong is really worth mentioning. Visit Halong with 5 best cruises in Halong Bay

You will come across plethora of nightspots that are scattered throughout the city. Party-hoppers of different age groups visit these night spots of Halong with their pals and relatives. There are ample of options for night entertainment at this city. Some of the fashionable nightspots of the city are bars, pubs, nightclubs as well as casinos. There are many nightclubs in Halong. Read more: halong bay map

Most of the nightclubs of the city remain open for the visitors till late hours. The college-goers visit the nightclubs usually in groups. The nightclubs of Halong remain packed with locals and visitors even at the wee hours of the day. The main attraction of these nightclubs are it excellent sound system and spacious dance floor. In the nightclubs of Halong the DJs belts out some heart pulsing music including rock music to jazz. Some of the deluxe hotels of Halong like, the Saigon Halong Hotel have an onsite nightclub. Visit Halong with Vietnam tours

Talking about the Nightlife in Halong we cannot afford to miss out the bars and pubs of Halong. The bars and pubs in Halong offers relaxing ambience to sip your liked drinks. You can try out wide varieties of local as well as international drinks in these venues. Nightlife in Halong also includes casinos. Royal International Gaming Club-casino is one of the popular casinos of Halong.

Thu hoạch và chế biến nhung hươu đúng cách

Nên dùng cưa thật bén làm bằng thép không rỉ để cưa lộc, cưa ở chỗ cách đế nhung khoảng 3cm. Cố gắng để máu chảy càng ít càng tốt. Sau khi cưa xong, có thể dùng mực tàu trộn đều với bột than gỗ mịn bôi vào chỗ cắt để cầm máu. Dùng gạc hoặc vải thường thật sạch bọc lại để tránh ruồi đậu vào sinh giòi bọ.
Nguyên tắc chế biến nhung huou là làm khô nhung mà không bị nứt, không chảy mất máu, không cháy, không thối. Sau khi cắt xong, không khép mặt cắt lại, treo lên bếp than, vẩy nước nóng vừa phải, quay trở lên để khô dần dần, như vậy nhung sẽ không bị nứt. Sấy liên tục 3-4 ngày đêm cho khô hẳn, đến khi cầm 2 chiếc nhung gõ vào nhau kêu giòn là được. Cũng có thể sấy đến khi khô thì lấy dao thật sắc thái ra rồi tiếp tục sao nhỏ lửa cho khô hẳn.
Một cách sơ chế khác là tẩm rượu vào lộc rồi sấy khô. Làm nhiều lần cho đến khi khô kiệt là được. Nếu làm không cẩn thận, lộc có thể bị nứt, chảy máu, kém giá trị.
Thường việc sơ chế lộc đòi hỏi 2-3 ngày. Một cặp lộc nặng trung bình 800g, khi khô chỉ còn khoảng 250g. Trước khi dùng phải bỏ hết lông bằng cách nung một dùi sắt đỏ lăn xung quanh để lông cháy hết.
Thu hoạch và chế biến nhung hươu đúng cách
Thu hoạch và chế biến nhung hươu đúng cách

Bảo quản trong chai lọ hoặc hộp kín có chất bảo quản.
Tác dụng của nhung hươu
Hải Thượng Lãn Ông trong sách Dược phẩm vận yếu đã viết: ''Lộc nhung dùng bổ tinh huyết nguyên dương nhanh hơn, chủ về tiểu tiện đi luôn mà lợi, tinh tiết, đi tiểu ra huyết, đau lưng, chân và đầu gối thiếu sức lực, mộng tinh, di tinh.
Có tác dụng làm đầy tinh huyết, mạnh nguyên dương, nhuận phế kim, rất bổ cho người gầy yếu, cứng gân, chứng hư lao, phụ nữ băng huyết, rong huyết. Bởi tính con hươu giống đa dâm nên chuyên chủ về tráng dương bổ thận. Lại nói: trị chứng xích bạch đới, tan lâm lậu đá sỏi, ung độc sưng đau, nhiệt trong xương sinh âm hư, là vị thuốc cốt yếu để bổ huyết cũ sinh huyết mới".
Theo Ðông y, lộc nhung có vị ngọt, tính ôn, vào các kinh can, thận, tâm và tâm bào, được dùng trong mọi trường hợp hư tổn của cơ thể, nam giới hư lao, tinh kém, hoa mắt, hoạt tinh; nữ giới băng lậu, đới hạ.
Ở Nga, người ta đã chiết xuất một chất nội tiết gọi là "lộc nhung tinh" Pantocrin, chế ra Pantocrin dạng dung dịch nước 30-50ml trong 1 chai hoặc thuốc tiêm vào ống 1ml.

Thứ Năm, 23 tháng 10, 2014

Cat Ba National Park

Cat Ba National Park in located 15km north - west of Cat Ba Town in Cat Ba Island - Hai Phong Province. It was established in 1986. It spans an area of 15,200ha, of which 9,800ha are forest, and contains lots of particularly interesting caves. The original tropical forest spans an area of 570ha, with extremely varied wildlife and vegetation.

Cat Ba National Park in located 15km north - west of Cat Ba Town. It was established in 1986. It spans an area of 15,200ha, of which 9,800ha are forest, and contains lots of particularly interesting caves. The original tropical forest spans an area of 570ha, with extremely varied wildlife and vegetation. Visit Cat Ba Island with Hanoi & Halong Bay 4 days

Cat Ba National Park is situated in Cat Ba Island and on several smaller islands nearby. The park currently comprises 98km2 of total land are, 54km2 of inshore waters. The National Park was Vietnam’s first national park to included both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. It is recognized nationally and internationally for its importance in biodiversity conservation, as it contains many different types of ecosystem and habitat. The Park has a great variety of plant and animal species. With Paradise Cruise
Cat Ba National Park
Cat Ba National Park

The golden–headed langur or Cat Ba langur is a rare and a precious animal and exists only in Cat Ba island. A special type of tree called “Cay Kim Giao” is unique to Cat Ba. In ancient times, kings and nobles would eat only with chopsticks made from this timber, as the light coloured wood was reputed to turn to black when it touched anything poisonous. There are 745 species of plants recorded on Cat Ba, including 118 timber species and 160 plants with medicinal value.

The national park is home to 32 types of mammals and more than 70 species of birds have been sighted. There is a beautiful lake inside the national park called Frog Lake, with a water forest and amazing landscape. Read more: Halong Bay map

How to get to Cat Ba island from Halong bay?
There are 3 ways:
1. Take a overnight cruises, after visiting Sung Sot Cave you can catch a day boat to Cat Ba island. Need to arrange in advance
2. Start from Tuan Chau Island - Halong bay harbor, get on a ferry to Cat Ba Island. Ferry start every 2 hours from 8.00 am to 17.00 pm.
3. Join a 3 days 2 nights package tour (1 night on boat and 1 night in Cat Ba Island)

Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 10, 2014

Where to shop in Halong

Shopping is one of the most popular activities when one travels. In Halong Bay, shopping is not about big malls with branded items. Expect a different shopping experience when you are in the area. The following places are a good  starting point: Halong bay cruise
Halong Market

Being constructed and officially operated in 2003, the new Halong Market is one of the most attractive destinations in the city that draw a huge number of local and international tourists coming for shopping. The market is located in the center of Halong City at Bach Dang Street, and considered the largest markets of this coastal city. Products which are exhibited and sold here are diverse in range from normal to luxurious goods and pretty competitive in price. Customers are easy to find anything here, from clothes, accessories, and electrical devices. Food and drinks are also sold in small restaurants in the market. Moreover, this is also one of the places that sell specialties of Halong City, such as dried squid or seafood, with most ensured quality and reasonable price. Halong Market opens all 7 days a week, from 6.00 am to 6.30 pm
Where to shop in Halong
Where to shop in Halong


For various tourists who visit to Halong City, Halong Night Market is a place that they should not miss out. The market is a group of more than a hundred stalls which sell diverse types of products, such as handicrafts, handmade accessories, clothes, and other dispensable items such as swimwear, lotion, or hat. Tourists tend to come to this place for purchasing unique products of the beach city like necklaces made from seashells, snails, wooden small boats, or T-shirt with images of Halong Bay on. And the great things is that sellers here are friendly with advance English skill, so that tourists should not be worry about bargaining, posing, and tourists can have a nice chat with them about this charming city. Halong Night Market opens 7 days a week, from 6.00pm until midnight

Bai Chay Commercial Center

Being established on the base of a minuscule market at Vuon Dao Street, Bai Chay Commercial Center is one of the largest and most modern shopping center in Halong City. Products here are diverse from regular to deluxe goods, and price range is a little bit higher than other markets in the city. However, this extra money is paid for better services, as well as ensured quality of each product.

Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 10, 2014

Western food in Halong Bay

Similar to any other famous tourism cities in the world, besides its delicious local specialties Ha Long has a wide range of Western cuisine dishes to serve the increasing demand from international passengers. Although there are not so many specialized restaurants for Western cuisine like in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, you might find it easy to get your favourite food at most of the high-end restaurants and hotels in Halong bay tours.
For any good meal, appetizers are very important. Luxury restaurants in Ha Long set high priority on the appetizers menu with authentic Western cuisine like Italian ham salad, salmon and squid salad, fried rice ball, or vegetable salad and fried potato. Read more: Vspirit cruise Halong bay

Pizza and pasta are the quintessence of Italian gastronomy that haven been loved by people all over the world. In Ha Long, these dishes are no doubt popular in any high-end restaurant or hotel at reasonable prices. To be fair, the quality of pizza and pasta here cannot be compared with that in your homeland or other bigger cities where they have been served for decades. However, they stil have their own charm with basic recipes like Capricciosa, Seafood Bianco, Hawaiian, etc. Read more: Vietnam tours
Although Ha Long Sea does not have salmon, salmon dishes like baked salmon with creamy sauce or baked salmon with butter and garlic, are always available to contribute on the diverse list of Western cuisine here. Additionally, main dishes would be perfect with rosemary baked chicken with olive oil, herbal leaves, and garlic, or steak with fried vegetables and potato, or chicken thigh fillets with marinara sauce.
The last element for a perfect meal is desserts. High-end restaurants in Ha Long always have on their menu your familiar dessert: ice-creams, tiramisu, fiottore, and gateaux.