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Travel to India: what are the formalities?

mmended. Currently, Covid vaccination or PCR test for non-vaccinated travelers is no longer mandatory. Good to know. Other Asian countries like Vietnam are now fully open to international travelers. If a trip to Vietnam appeals to you, be aware that your vaccination status will not be checked ...

10
Jan
2023

Chinese New Year: date and traditions

u (3 days off), as well as in some Asian countries where the influence of Chinese culture is important: Singapore and Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia, Vietnam (Tet holiday). The New Year vacations are a period of migration accompanied by traffic jams on the roads and congestion in stations and air ...

06
Feb
2007

The Ceylon cinnamon tree: the tree that gives cinnamon

t and moisture loving tree grows exclusively in tropical areas. The main cinnamon producing countries are China and Indonesia, followed by Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Madagascar. After harvesting, only the inner part of the bark called liber is kept and cut into sections. These segments of bark are ...

25
Mar
2015

Candlemas: the world tour of pancakes in 5 specialties

er and powdered sugar. They are cooked by dropping tiny spoonfuls of batter into a hot pan. Copyright: a little tune 4- The banh xeo in Vietnam There are also several kinds of pancakes in Vietnamese cuisine. The one that most resembles (visually) our Breton pancakes is the banh xeo, ...

01
Feb
2022

The cendol: an emblematic dessert of Malaysia

tive of their dawet, a drink made with the same ingredients as chendul, but without the crushed ice... This type of dessert drink is also found in Vietnam as banh lot, in Burma as mont let saung and in Thailand as lot chong. What is the recipe for cendol? In Malaysia, cendol is usually served ...

18
Jan
2023

Gustave Eiffel: 5 things to know about the famous engineer

ork of the Saigon Post Office, which was then the capital of French Indochina. This monument, which can still be visited today in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam as a tourist attraction, is contemporary to the Eiffel Tower as it was built between 1886 and 1891. To conclude, did you know that the Eiff ...

24
Jan
2023

Surf therapy: a method of physical and mental well-being.

boarding, stand up paddleboarding, and longe-côte or aquatic walking. This concept is said to have emerged in the United States in the 1970s to help Vietnam veterans forget the atrocities of war by surfing. Fifty years later, this method is still relevant and has inspired Dr. Guillaume Barucq to ...

11
July
2023