Wish List: Cycling Vietnam, gardening in Jordan

Cycling in Vietnam

September’s Wish List: Cycle the rural back roads of Vietnam through picturesque villages and rice fields, or how about a garden tour through Jordan?

Hanoi’s rising star, the elegant Hotel de l’Opera

Kristin Scott Thomas, ambassador for Hotel de l'opera

Hotel de l’Opera is a two-minute walk to Vietnam’s famed Opera House, in Hanoi’s arty Hoan Kiem District. The ambassador for the elegant new hotel is English movie star Kristin Scott Thomas.

The nitty gritty of velvety Vietnamese coffee

Coffee served the traditional way in Hanoi

The French dunked buttered baguettes into their coffee and the servants, who were Vietnamese, would taste the dregs back in the kitchen. Bet you didn’t know that.