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Choosing your Junk in Halong Bay

Choosing your Junk in Halong Bay
Halong Bay is amazing and completely worth the time and effort to plan.  Having said that, do put some time and effort into choosing what tour you do, as this will make a big difference to whether you come back raving about...

Enjoy Tet in Vietnam

Enjoy Tet in Vietnam
When I first began planning my time in Vietnam, I did it without knowing anything about which day the Lunar New Year would fall in 2014. I was basing my decision more around the holidays back home in the U.S., and my elephant volunteering gig...

Banh My in Ho Chi Minh City

Banh My in Ho Chi Minh City
If you’re even the slightest bit into Vietnamese food, you’ve probably eaten numerous banh mi sandwiches. Along with pho, easily the most exported Vietnamese speciality is banh mi. Although banh mi can mean a variety of different...

The Five H’s to Have in Your Vietnam Itinerary

The Five H’s to Have in Your Vietnam Itinerary
Vietnam is easily one of the cheapest places in the world to travel in. For what little amount you pay, you get rewarded with a lot of things: stunning natural scenery, electric urban landscapes and, I cannot stress this enough, the...