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Journeys in Vietnam

19 pieces in Vietnam, newest first. Every one ends with the trips that go there.

Vietnam travel guide

Seasons

Tết, the new year that empties Vietnam's cities

3 min read

History

The Cu Chi tunnels, and the war fought under the rice fields

4 min read

Seasons

Central Vietnam in the autumn rains, and what they mean for a tour

5 min read

First time

Vietnam for the first time, Hanoi to the Mekong in a fortnight

5 min read

Journeys

Ninh Binh, Halong Bay's inland twin

4 min read

Journeys

The Hai Van Pass, the ridge that divides Vietnam's weather

4 min read

Culture

Ho Chi Minh City, which most people still call Saigon

4 min read

Rail

Sleeper train or flight: getting up and down Vietnam

5 min read

Journeys

Cat Ba and Lan Ha Bay, the quieter side of Halong

4 min read

Walking

Pu Luong, walking the terraces south-west of Hanoi

4 min read

Journeys

Vietnam by bike, from Saigon to Hanoi

4 min read

Walking

Walking above the rice, north of Hanoi

3 min read

Cruise

Halong Bay, and the dragon that explains nothing

3 min read

Solo travel

Vietnam end to end, and never eating alone

3 min read

Slow travel

The delta where nobody quite agrees where the land stops

3 min read

History

The citadel the Nguyen built, and the war that reached it

3 min read

Food & drink

Hoi An, stitched overnight and barely touched by traffic

3 min read

Seasons

Where to go in November, when Southeast Asia dries out

4 min read

Culture

Hanoi's thirty-six streets, and the trades that still name them

3 min read