Planning6 min read
Best Time to Visit Vietnam
Vietnam runs three climates at once, so the best month depends on where you're going. Here is how the weather works, region by region.
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Honest, practical advice on when to go, how long to stay and what to eat when you get there, plus stories from the places we love.
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Planning6 min read
How Many Days Do You Need in Vietnam?
A week covers one region well. Two weeks lets you travel the length of the country. Here is what fits, with realistic travel times.
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Food & Drink6 min read
10 Things You Should Eat in Vietnam
From Hanoi's bun cha to Saigon's broken rice, ten dishes worth planning a day around, and where each one tastes best.
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Destinations6 min read
First-Time Guide to Hanoi
Where to stay, what to see first and how to cross the street: a practical introduction to Vietnam's capital for first-time visitors.
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Itineraries7 min read
7 Days in Vietnam: Where Should You Go?
One week in Vietnam means choosing. Four realistic ways to spend seven days, and how to pick the one that suits your season and style.
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Destinations6 min read
Ha Long Bay or Ninh Binh?
Both are limestone landscapes a short drive from Hanoi, but they feel very different. How to decide, and when it is worth doing both.
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Vietnam, through local eyes.
Culture3 min read
Vietnamese Coffee Culture
Slow-dripping phin filters, condensed milk and low stools facing the street. In Vietnam, coffee is less a drink than a reason to sit down.
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Culture3 min read
The Art of Hoi An
Silk lanterns, tailors' workshops and centuries-old merchant houses. How a quiet river port became one of Vietnam's great craft towns.
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Stories3 min read
Life Along the Mekong
In the Mekong Delta, the river is the road, the market and the source of almost everything. A slow look at life on the water.
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Stories3 min read
The Mountains of Northern Vietnam
Terraced valleys, high passes and weekly markets. The far north feels a world away from the lowlands, and changes completely with the seasons.
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Food & Drink3 min read
Vietnamese Street Food
A plastic stool, a single dish perfected over years and a pile of fresh herbs. Why the pavement is where Vietnam eats best.
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Stories3 min read
The Story Behind Ha Long Bay
A legend of descending dragons, millions of years of limestone and a place on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The story behind Vietnam's famous bay.
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