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Mui Yen Cape, situated in Hoa Thang Commune within Bac Binh District of Binh Thuan Province, is 4 kilometers away from the Bau Trang sand dune. Unlike the lively Bau Trang with lots of tourists and colorful Jeeps, Muy Yen Cape remains untamed, with limited tourism amenities. The pathway, meandering through white sand dunes, guides visitors to Mui Yen, where hills reach out to the Hoa Thang Sea. With its gentle landscape, Mui Yen is an ideal coastal camping spot for wanderers who seek to embrace unspoiled nature. On the road trip from Ho Chi Minh City to Mui Yen, visitors can witness lush dragon fruit orchards. In late August, a group of travelers from Ho Chi Minh City set off on a weekend camping trip to Mui Yen. They traveled about 240 kilometers, mainly using the Ho Chi Minh City - Dau Giay - Phan Thiet Expressway. Opting for a leisurely pace, they took their time, enjoying the picturesque views en route. … [Read more...] about Coastal camping adventure: a weekend getaway at Mui Yen

Located in Dai Tu District of Thai Nguyen Province, about 80 kilometers from Hanoi, MoJen's Camp & Retreat has 11 tents that can accommodate four people each, all set up in a grove on the edge of a small stream. The tents are always kept clean to prevent mosquitoes and other insects from disturbing the guests. For glamping (glamorous camping) service, the campsite provides ready-made tents with all necessary items such as blankets, pillows, electricity, fans, lights, storage boxes, BBQ dinner and breakfast. The cost of booking an overnight tent for adults at Mojen ranges from VND400,000 to 1.2 million (US$17-50). Apart from the 11 tents, there are several areas for families and groups of friends who want to camp with their own tents. Around 80 kilometers from Hanoi, Tron Glamping – The Retreat Space covers an area of ​​about 5,000 square meters next to a lake surrounded by green trees. The campsite currently has nine tents. The largest … [Read more...] about 5 high-end camping destinations near Hanoi for holiday escape

TINMEL/MOROCCO -- Villagers in parts of Morocco devastated by the country's biggest earthquake in over a century camped outside for a fourth night on Monday, as the death toll rose to more than 2,800 people. Search teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar joined Moroccan efforts to find survivors from the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck in the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday, flattening the traditional mud brick houses ubiquitous in the region. State TV reported late on Monday that the death toll had risen to 2,862, with 2,562 people injured. With much of the quake zone in hard-to-reach areas, authorities have not issued any estimates for the number of missing. In the village of Tinmel, almost every house was pulverised and the entire community has been left homeless. The stench of death from dozens of animals buried under the rubble wafts through parts of the village. Mouhamad Elhasan, 59, said he had been eating dinner with his family when the earthquake struck. His … [Read more...] about Morocco earthquake death toll passes 2,800, survivors camp outdoors

"We'll change our place of living every few months," Hoa, 25, told her husband before they lit out of the city. "Each time we will move to another province." Her husband Le Ngoc Son, 29, supported her idea. The pair instantly packed their essentials in a suitcase and rambled out of HCMC in early April. Le Ngoc Hoa, Le Ngoc Son, and their child in the southern coastal province of Phu Yen in July 2023. Photo courtesy of Le Ngoc Hoa Hoa had been a city girl since she was born as she spent her childhood and early adolescence in HCMC before studying abroad and working as a real estate executive for a brief period in Tokyo, where she met Son. He came from the northern province of Thanh Hoa. They married in Japan in 2021. The couple's life in Tokyo was not easy. Hoa had to work between 10 and 12 hours a day as her monthly income was wholly dependent on her sales performances, while Son's work gave him almost no days off. After a while, they grew weary of life in the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese family goes nomad to escape urban life