Think Vietnam and you might imagine a steamy jungle and hot sun — and you’d be mostly right. But even though Vietnam is tropical, you’ll find a real range, from chilly mountaintops and cool highland areas to sun-drenched coastline and, yes, that steamy jungle, too, laced with the swampy rivers you’ve seen in movies. Opposing monsoon seasons in the north and south mean that seasonal … Continue reading Best time to travel to Vietnam
These are obvious things: but Google’s not really been enforcing on these specific elements until now. What rules are being enforced by Google after the October AdWords policy update? Ads and keywords must directly relate to content on the landing page or the topic/business model of a site Products or services mentioned in an ad must be featured on the landing page Generalised call-to-action phrases, … Continue reading New Google Policy from Oct 15
If you could do only three things for SEO, what would they be? This is a question encountered by many smaller businesses, and even somewhat larger companies, either due to not having enough people (time) and/or dollars available to invest in a big way. If this is a scenario you’re facing, what follows are three minimal SEO tasks you must do. Step 1: Check Your … Continue reading Bare Minimum SEO: 3 Things You Must Do – Eric Enge
“Why is SEO harder for small businesses?” This question has popped up a couple of times in our organic keyword referrers. We’ve been saying for months that SEO is getting harder, and that it’s especially difficult for SMBs to excel at. But why? Why is SEO easier for the big dogs? Make no mistake, it is – even if it’s getting harder for them too. … Continue reading 10 Reasons SEO Is Harder for Small Businesses – Elisa Gabbert
Sapả (or Sapá) means “sandy plain” is the marketplace where locals usually gather together for trading goods. Until its name was spelt incorrectly by the French, Sapa was a fantastic, romantic tourist attraction known as “The Earth’s Heaven,” and Fansipan peak was called “Roof of Indochina.” Sapa is a small town situated in the Lao Cai province in northwest Vietnam at 1,500-1,800 meters (10,312 ft) … Continue reading “Hunt” Sapa’s beauty and Conquer Fansipan peak.
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As in most countries, what you drive often gives people a hint about what kind of person you are. Many of us look fondly at our first rides, whether it was borrowing our parent’s car for the night or working long summer hours to pay for that first used car that we inevitably sold. The unluckiest of us took those cars and demolished them. One … Continue reading Tell me what you ride, I tell you who you are
Early this week, my cousin’s birthday party was held on the 9th storey of Royal Revolving Restaurant near the roundabout of Nguyễn Trãi and CMT8. As soon as the elevator opens, a beautiful lady in áo dài welcomed and led me to the served table where I was required to arrive before 6pm to enhance the plan of stunning my cousins. However, thanks to the … Continue reading Royal Revolving Restaurant
In late September, more than 500 companies from over 30 countries came to Vietnam to collaborate and discuss inbound and outbound tourism during the 8th International Travel Expo. Lots of discussions indicated that Vietnam travel industry is on the rise even though the economic crisis still remained many financial obstacles. Investing means gaining As It would seem, at least 4 different countries considered Vietnam as … Continue reading Travel Trends in Southeast Asia
It might have been my subconscious at work. I’m not sure. But during my most recent visit to Saigon, I noticed that I had yet to see a single áo dài. And in that moment of awareness I thought “Wow, The Last áo dài” as if I were writing the headline of a cultural obituary. I mean sure, I had seen áo dàis but not … Continue reading The last “áo dài” – Steve Broering
Can Tho and the delta are isolated from the main tourism route, and this typically costs about half the tourists in Vietnam a night in Saigon and half a day on the road, when simply opening a flight between Da Nang and Can Tho would put the delta on the main road and save everyone time and money, thus strengthening the demand at a time … Continue reading A direct flight between Da Nang and Can Tho – Benoit Perdu
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