It’s tempting to decide how many days in Hanoi you should spend based on fairytales—I should know.
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The Heart of Vietnam
This Da Nang itinerary will help you plan any trip to the Heart of Vietnam.
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The Truth About Vietnam’s Cities
Vietnam’s largest cities are also similar when it comes to my own recent history in both.
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Saigon, Reborn
In Saigon as in Hanoi, there was a boy. But that’s where the similarities between these two stories ends.
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Although my trip started stressfully, I look back fondly at all the things to do in Da Nang—and outside the city as well.
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How to Stay Sane in Hoi An
Of all the things to do in Hoi An, my favorite activity in this ancient town is to reminisce.
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The Poor Man’s Forbidden City
Whatever you do in Hue, be careful about what you eat—otherwise, you might have to wait a decade to truly discover the city like I did.
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The Best Version of a Vietnam Trip
Although two weeks is the perfect length of an itinerary for Vietnam—especially if it’s your first time—it will almost certainly leave you wanting more.
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Halong Bay for Fancy Folks
I’m not sure the end result of a Halong Bay luxury cruise is any different than an ordinary one.
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What to Do—and Where to Stay—in Can Tho
Depending on where you make your home in the Mekong Delta, the journey and the destination can be one in the same.
Continue ReadingA Crash Course in Vietnam Visas
Getting a Vietnam visa on arrival is easy, though it does require some preparation.
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You’ll Never Want to Leave This Ecolodge in Vietnam
Although it’s just a few hours southwest of Hanoi, Vietnam’s Mai Chau Ecolodge feels like another world entirely. Here’s why you should stay there.
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Travel Vietnam by Bus With Sinh Cafe
While the Sinh Cafe’s buses are far from the most comfortable I’ve traveled in, they are nonetheless the most efficient, cost-effective means of traveling up or down Vietnam’s coast.
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Mui Ne, Vietnam’s Disappearing Beach
The only thing stranger than the paved beach of Mui Ne, Vietnam? The fact that it sits just miles from some of the largest sand dunes in Asia.
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