Practical travel guides, route ideas, area notes and useful places from Vietnam, including Phu Quoc, Da Nang, Ninh Binh, Hanoi, Cat Ba and more.
VinWonders Nam Hoi An is much more interesting if you do not treat it as just another amusement park. Yes, there are roller coasters, a drop tower and a water park. But the park also has a River Safari explored by boat, traditional craft spaces, Vietnamese architecture and performances, a large indoor games area and…
This Hoi An travel guide is for anyone who has seen the yellow walls, silk lanterns and river photos and wondered whether there is much more to the city than the postcard version. There is. Hoi An is beautiful, but the pretty streets make more sense once you understand what they grew out of: centuries…
My Hoi An day trip from Da Nang started with a bus that never came and ended when water got into my phone and cancelled the rest of my evening plans. Between those two failures, the day worked surprisingly well. I found one of my favorite small museums in Vietnam, wandered through old merchant houses…
For months, I had one place saved on my map that I kept postponing: Dong Giang Heaven’s Gate, almost 100 kilometers from Da Nang. This 2-day Da Nang motorbike trip finally gave me the excuse to go, with My Son Sanctuary and VinWonders Nam Hoi An added along the way. The distance was long enough…
Da Nang looks unusually planned for a fast-growing Vietnamese coastal city: wide roads, modern bridges, a long beachfront and two sides of the city tied together by the Han River. None of that happened by accident. The city visitors see today was shaped by centuries of maritime trade, the decline of Champa, French colonial rule,…
A single evening walking route through Duong Dong town: the night market, the riverside promenade, sunset at Dinh Cau rock and lighthouse, a flower-covered restaurant, KingKong Mart, and a live-music bar to finish.
A complete tour of Phu Quoc’s beaches, from the lively west-coast Long Beach to the postcard-perfect Bai Sao and the quiet, rocky coves of Ong Lang.
Nine Phu Quoc cafes I would actually open my laptop in again, tested for Wi-Fi, AC, tables and noise around Duong Dong and Long Beach — plus a quick finder tool to match the cafe to your workday.
I lived on Phu Quoc for a month before I properly explored Duong Dong. Here’s whether it’s worth visiting or staying, where to stay, what to do, my evening route and how it compares with a beach resort.
Buying, writing, and mailing postcards from Phu Quoc’s Duong Dong post office, step by step, with real prices and delivery times.