The Vietnam Travel Guide
A guide to Vietnam in 32 articles, from 2008 through 2026: 13,628 words on Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Halong Bay, Hoi An and the overland routes.
The guide
Things to do
The sights, the museums, the beaches and the days out.
Getting there and around
Flights in, and the routes between the towns.
- Getting from Vietnam to Cambodia
- Getting from Hanoi to Hong Kong
- Getting from Hanoi to Luang Prabang
- Getting from Hue to Hoi An
- Getting from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh (and return)
- Getting from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap (and return)
- Getting from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City (and return)
- Getting from Hanoi to Hue (and return)
- Getting from Hanoi to Sapa (and return)
- Getting from Hanoi to Halong Bay (and return)
- Train Travel in Vietnam
- Bus Travel in Vietnam
When to go
Month by month, the festivals and the school holidays.
Food and drink
What to eat, what to drink and where.
Trip ideas
Itineraries, budgets and the case for a stop here.
More from the archive
Everything else the writers filed from here.