Starlight Cruise

Starting to sail at Halong Bay from April 2013, Starlight Cruise is among the newest cruise operating at this bay, and soon become one of the most luxurious ones. With 4 decks and an area of 600m2 per deck, the cruise provides 32 accommodations, including 30 deluxe cabins and 2 superior Suites, with cozy space and modern amenities to passengers to enjoy their trips in most satisfied and convenient ways. In addition to the accommodation are various excellent extra services, including: Restaurants & Bars serving fine cuisines and drinks, 01 Wine Cellar stocked with various international wines, Massage Parlour, Recreation area, and a vast Sundeck.

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Starlight cruise deck

Overview

Operated by the dedicated team of Oriental Sails and Calypso Cruiser, Starlight makes a further step by promising a much more luxurious stay and tour out on Halong Bay. Rooms consist of 12 deluxe cabin, 18 executive cabin and 02 extravagant suite cabins. In addition to the accommodation are various excellent extra services, including: Restaurants & Bars serving fine cuisines and drinks, 01 Wine Cellar stocked with various international wines, Massage Parlour, Recreation area, and a vast Sundeck.

Starlight Cruise

Great amenities and services

• Enhanced safety: Currently the only ship that is double-shelled (double sides, double bottoms)
• Wine Cellar stocked with various types of international wines
• On-board mini golf course
• Wide and free Front Deck for viewing & photo shooting (not blocked by anchor system)
• Any time dinner: Clients choose when & where
• Professional performing stage for indoor events
• All Rooms are equipped with Private in-room double Jacuzzi
• Largest room size among cruises of similar standard (22 m2 for Deluxe & Executive, 50 m2 for Suites)

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The Best Traditional Laos Foods

 

Khausoy

Laos is not only attractive tourists by stunning destinations in Laos but also it is also famous for delicious traditional Laos’s foods. Therefore, when visiting Laos, you should not forget some traditional Laos’s foods which are so delicious and special cuisine.

According to Laotians conception, parents are the most important, so parents will pick up the first piece of food to the party starts. Therefore, if you are invited to Laos’ family, you should follow some rules. For example, you can not eat while others have stood up and you have to leave a little food on your plate. If not, the homeowners will think that they do not attentive reception, guests are not enough full, the landlord will lose face. Furthermore, Laos people are quite very picky and clean, before meals and they carefully wash their hands after a meal, too.

 

Traditional Laos Foods

1 Klao niaw

Rice is a highly valued food in Laos, especially the sticky rice, although rice (Khao Chao) and vermicelli rice (Khao poon) are also very popular here. Family members usually eat rice from Laos bowl in general or for personal use per person a bowl, separate Laotian sticky rice. The most special thing in there is that the food was loaded by hand. When eating, the Laotians will hold sticky rice into small cubes, and then use it as a spoon to feed on dredging and sliding the disc into the mouth, or put into the sauce. In addition, you also enjoy Khao Lam which is very attractive. Sticky rice will be put inside a bamboo tube and baked.

 

Klao niaw

2 Laap

In Laos language, Laap has meant lucky, it is considered as the peace wishes. Therefore, almost tourists when visiting Laos have to spend the time to enjoy the dish for lucky. Raw materials make this dish could use beef, pork, chicken and mixed with chopped liver with spices such as lemon juice, chili, and galangal. After mixing, the dish will be served with raw vegetables like lettuce fish, lettuce, string beans. All blended together creates the extremely attractive aroma. The sour taste of the lime juice, spicy chili, aroma of spices gives visitors an unforgettable experience.

 

Laap

3 Khausoy

Khausoy is the famous dish in Luang Prabang which is similar with Pho in Vietnam but it has simple ingredients and tastes more delicious. Khausoy broth boil is only the white water and fiber to at blanched noodles. Then, pour the soup into a bowl of water and, for khausoy uphill, served with vegetables, raw spinach, shallots, pepper, chili. Khausoy is the most important ingredient of this dish, made of minced pork mixed with garlic, tomatoes, and spices kinds. 

Source: asiadaytours.com

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The exploration of a historic site – My Son in Vietnam

 

My Son in Vietnam

In Vietnam, in May, the weather get harsh with the scorching heat. However, the number of visitors to My Son, Quang Nam province, Vietnam does not decrease at all. Currently, My Son in Vietnam is the ruin with only a few partly damaged towers, sprawling bricks but it still attracts tourists at home and from abroad as well.

Structural features of My Son

My Son is located in a valley in Duy Phu commune, Duy Xuyen district, Danang and about 70 kilometers to the southwest, about 10 kilometers from Tra Kieu to the west. Coming to Danang, tourists can rent a motorbike, car or take the bus to move to  My Son. It may take you about one hour.

 

My Son in Vietnam

My Son is a Hindu relic of Champa kingdom, which was home to more than 70 buildings in brick and stone that were built from the 7th to the 13th century. The main temples in My Son worship the Linga or  Lord Siva – the protector of Champa kings. The worshiped God in My Son is Bhadresvara, who founded the first reign of Amaravati in the late 4th century. The worship of god, king and royal ancestors became the main religious belief. One of the most special Cham-style features is the bas-relief on the tower wall and tower brick. Cham people used thin mortar to build the tower and the artisans carved meticulous and delicate patterns into the brick wall.

 

My Son in Vietnam

In 1898, a French scientist named M.C. Paris discovered My Son and was amazed at its ancient and majestic beauty. The remaining 30 towers in My Son was built during the period from the fourth to the thirteenth century. These constructions brought a museum of invaluable outdoor architecture and sculpture for Cham culture. The art of building and carving together with the conception of ancient Cham people of the universe, the god and the human gives this temple the mysterious beauty and turns it into a precious and rare work in Southeast Asia.

My Son nowadays

The passing of time and the devastation of war has degraded My Son but the remaining parts of My Son are still imbued with the miraculous beauty; thus attracting tourists throughout the world.

In the past, A1 temple was regarded as the most beautiful one of My Son Sanctuary. But now, this temple was destroyed and only the foundation remains. The sculptural art reaches the pinnacle of the Cham architecture. However, A1 temple collapsed under the heavy impact of war.

 

Nowadays, My Son only has a few ruins of temples, but their value of art and spirituality still attract a significant number of travelers. The natural conditions are quite harsh with the high rainfall in wet season, which causes the erosion negatively affecting the construction. Nevertheless, My Son relic is still highly appreciated by international and domestic communities. The annual number of visitors to My Son has been rising annually.

In these days, My Son becomes a must-visit destination for foreign tourists when traveling to the Central region. Each day, My Son Sanctuary welcome the average number of 500 to 700 tourists, especially at weekends or on holidays, the number of visitors many increases up to 1500. Currently, My Son is ranked one of the favorite sites for travelers and researchers around the world.

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