Between the colorful Hoi An lantern festival held every month and the local favorite dish Cao Lau, it’s debatable which put this little town on the tourist map. The lantern festival has become popular enough that even if your visit isn’t on the full moon date you can still participate in the Hoi An traditional …
Getting from Hue to Hoi An is a fairly quick and easy trip. The distance between the two cities is only 139 kilometers, making it an easy travel day. You have several options getting between the two cities: bus, train, driving, or taxi. The cheapest way to get from hue to Hoi An, Vietnam is the …
Hanoi was the final stop in Vietnam, we spent just three nights at the end of March. Everyone we met in Vietnam told us how crazy and busy Hanoi was, how it was so much worse than Ho Chi Minh, but we just didn’t think so. Maybe because we were used to Vietnam having been …
Hue Vietnam is often a stopping point for those travelers making their way from North-South or South-North. Many tourists make a stop for a day or two to take a look at the ancient city. The biggest draw here is the Citadel, which is a Chinese style town and settlement dating back to the 1800s. …
Lying in the northwest of Vietnam, not far from the border with China, Sapa is an absolute treat to visit. Sapa Vietnam lies amidst beautiful mountains and is surrounded by brilliant green terraced rice fields – well, that is if you visit at the right time of year! While the scenery is stunning, Sapa is …
How to get from Da Nang Airport (DAD) to Hue Vietnam A cab to the airport to the bus terminal bound for Hue. Make sure the taxi is metered and it should be around 90,000 Dong plus 10,000 entrance fee to the terminal and the driver claimed it is illegal to drop you outside the gates. …
Out of the 85 countries we have traveled so far, nowhere has our money gone as far as it has in Vietnam! If you stay here too long it would be easy to pack on the pounds because food and drink are about as cheap as it gets, and good too! *When looking for the …
So you’ve had your fill of the chaos of Hanoi and you are ready to head to the Hanoi HAN airport? The best way on how to get from Hanoi to Noi Bai HAN Airport from downtown or the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam to the Noi Bai HAN International airport is to take the shuttle …
One of my favorite techniques while photographing at night is the long exposure. While in Hoi An I go out my tripod and tried to capture the city on camera. Hoi An is beautiful at night, full of hanging lanterns, cobblestone streets, and the paper candle lanterns that it’s famous for. I took the opportunity …
There are only a few places in the world that can compare to the level of chaos found on a Vietnamese road. To an outsider, it may look like a blur of motorbikes, horns, and near-death street crossings. However, if you look closer, you can see what a brilliant symphony it really is. To truly …
