Vietnam Travel

Vietnam is the Pacific Rim's underrated gay paradise! Every Vietnamese city is full of gay life: cafes, bars, hangouts, drag shows, saunas, and of course, eager men. And the prices are a steal. But Vietnamese gay life isn’t flamboyant. Vietnam won’t dangle it in your face. In Vietnam, you have to know what you’re looking for, and how to find it. That’s what this book is for. It’s all of gay Vietnam at its festive best, including gay hotels, gay bars, gay saunas, and of course, festive ports of call for those who love to cruise! There’s the serious stuff too: where to get PrEP ...

Byen som engang ble kalt Østens Paris har vært utsatt for store prøvelser, kanskje særlig de siste hundre årene. Før Vietnamkrigen kunne man finne mye å sette pris på: en fargerik historie, en rik kultur, kald øl, fransk champagne og bakverk, en velutdannet overklasse, eksotiske, vakre kvinner i det myke aftenlyset. Og opium... Mye har forandret seg siden den gang, og likevel så lite. Reiseskildringer beskriver steder som har og har hatt en viktig posisjon både geografisk og kulturelt sett.

Quy Nhon is a secret beach paradise. Smack in the middle of Vietnam’s central coast, Quy Nhon boasts wide-open soft sand, crystal-blue waters, and super-cute fishing villages nestled into limestone cliffs. All with very few tourists. The swimming, snorkeling, and just-chilling are amazing. So is the eating: fresh fish, squid, shrimp, and oysters, for the price of fast food in the US. We Vietnamese people love escaping to Quy Nhon. It’s so relaxing and it’s so cheap, even by Vietnamese standards. Foreigners have no idea about this magical place. Now I’m letting you in on the secret. ...

15.000 Kilometer auf dem Motorrad - von Deutschland nach Vietnam. Ein langer und kräftezehrender Road-Trip, der als fixe Idee im beschaulichen Schwerte beginnt und wird später zur humanitären Großaktion wird. Peter Maffay ist so begeistert von Lothars sozialem Engagement, dass er Schirmherr seiner Charity-Aktionen wird. In der Folge überschlagen sich die Ereignisse, zwischenzeitlich ist Lothar "Vater" von über 70 Patenkindern weltweit. Gemeinsam mit seinem Freund Jürgen legt er den Grundstein für die "Stars of Vietnam".

A torrent of books about the Vietnam War has flooded the market, most of them documenting battles, strategy, and personal journals of life during the war. There are far fewer books about soldiers who have returned to that country of conflict four decades later. Most men and women who served during the Vietnam War were only too glad to leave and never look back. I was one of those people until last year when an unexpected phone call had me considering something I never thought I would do...return to Vietnam.