Mar
08
2017
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Discovering the real Vietnam with Jack Tran tours.
One of the things we love to do whilst travelling is interacting with local people, hearing their stories and getting to know their way of life. Sometimes though it can feel hard to break down the barriers of culture, language and suspicion that can prevent us from really getting below the surface of a country or region. Taking a Hoi An Tour was the perfect way to gain access to people and stories...
Jul
24
2015
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The Hoi An Japanese Bridge
The graceful curve of an aging Japanese bridge is nothing short of pure art. Form, function, spiritual significance - people report feelings of peace just from crossing or hanging around the Zen-inspired bridges. Even Monet felt moved to create a masterpiece based upon the Japanese bridge.
Without question, the most famous Japanese bridge in Vietnam - if not all of Southeast Asia - is found in ...
Jul
10
2015
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12933
12933
Vietnamese Eco Trip
In this post, I will discuss the Vietnam War from various perspectives. I will also be showing pictures where battles have taken place. As I mentioned in the first post about Vietnam, please do not read this post, if you feel this will cause any type of ill feeling. Mark and I, as well as the kids, learned a great deal during this tour; I hope all of our readers learn something as well...
We ha...
Jul
09
2015
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9774
Bicycle Friendly Hoi An Vietnam
While planning our route through Vietnam one of the places I was most looking forward to visiting was Hoi An. Many travellers we had talked to had absolutely raved about the place. However, our two-week long stay in Hoi An, Vietnam became a love-hate relationship. I found the people to be incredibly grumpy, which is contrary to what we had experienced in other parts of Vietnam. But then there w...
Jun
18
2015
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YOUR GUIDE TO HOI AN, THE HIDDEN GEM OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
If you haven’t heard of Hoi An, you’re not the only one. This is one of Southeast Asia’s best kept sort-of-secrets. Those who have had the pleasure of visiting are bound to brag about this little gem, with its’ exceptionally well-preserved Old Town and streets lined with colourful lanterns. If you find yourself on a tiki tour of S. E. Asia, you’re gonna want to put th...
Jun
09
2015
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17489
Farming and Fishing Tour in Hoi An, Vietnam
During a recent holiday in Hoi An, we joined a farming and fishing tour in Hoi An’s beautiful surrounding countryside. Everybody told us we were crazy taking our 2-year old and 4-year old out on a 6-hour day tour in the full-on Vietnamese heat, but they couldn’t have been more wrong. We had a blast, and it was an incredible experience for the kids, who loved every minute.
We kicked ...
Oct
31
2013
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Riding an indigenous BMW
A foreign tourist walks a water buffalo through a paddy field in Cam Thanh Commune, Hoi An TownIn December 2011, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg created a buzz in both local and international media outlets with a photo showing him riding a buffalo in Vietnam's famous resort town of Sa Pa.
He was reported to have hired nine buffalos from a local family so he and his friends could ride them a...
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- #1 JACKTRAN’S Fishing Village Culture & Basket Boat Tour With Lunch/Dinner On Board (Day trip 4 hours)
- #2 JACKTRAN’SWet Rice Farm Culture With Lunch/Dinner At Farmer House (Day trip 4.5 hours)
- #3 JACKTRAN’S Farming & Fishing Life By Bike & Boat With Lunch/Dinner On Board (Day trip 6 hours)
- #4 JACKTRAN’S Rowing Basket Boat & Riding Buffalo (Day trip 2.5 hours)
- #5 JACKTRAN’S Rice Planting & Fishing (Day trip 6 hours)
- #6 JACKTRAN’S Sunrise Fish Market (Day trip 2.5 hours)
- #7 JACKTRAN’S Sunset River Cruise & Rowing Basket Boat (Day trip 2.5 hours)