Vietnam 90-Day Visa: Options for Longer Stays
Ninety days is a lot of Vietnam Vietnam's 90-day e-visa is what most travelers use — it covers the vast...
Vietnam Travel Scams: The Ones That Caught Me
I got caught once, almost twice The once: a taxi from Hanoi's Noi Bai airport that quoted me a flat...
Vietnam’s Sleeper Buses: More Comfortable Than They Sound
The beds that go sideways Vietnam's sleeper buses — with individual reclining/lying-flat pod seats stacked two high — are a...
Vietnam e-Visa: Tips to Make the Application Go Smoothly
Apply early, have the right documents, don't overthink it Vietnam's e-visa process is genuinely simple but a few things trip...
Hanoi in 3 Days: What I’d Do Every Time
Hanoi takes a day to like and a lifetime to understand My first morning in Hanoi I was overwhelmed —...
Vietnam’s Overnight Trains: The Right Way to Cover Long Distances
The Reunification Express Vietnam's main railway runs the length of the country on what's still sometimes called the Reunification Express...
Hoan Kiem Lake: Hanoi’s Living Room
The center of everything Hoan Kiem Lake sits in the middle of Hanoi's Old Quarter and functions as the city's...
Hanoi’s Old Quarter: How to Actually Experience It
The most chaotic neighborhood I keep going back to Hanoi's Old Quarter is a square kilometer of narrow streets, French...
Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City: Every Way to Make the Journey
1,700km from end to end Getting from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City involves crossing the length of Vietnam. Here's...
Mui Ne: Vietnam’s Forgotten Beach Town
Everyone goes past it to get to somewhere else Mui Ne sits on the south-central coast, about 5 hours from...