Hotel Name: Grandma Lu’s Saigon Japan Town. Address: 18 Thai Van Lung, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Hotel review of Grandma Lu’s Saigon Japan Town – budget backpacker bed and banh mi in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I stayed at Grandma Lu’s Saigon Japan Town in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I […]
Hotel Review: Marine Hotel & Apartment, Vung Tau – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Marine Hotel & Apartment. Address: 9 Luong Van Can, Vung Tau, Vietnam. Hotel review of Marine Hotel & Apartment, a budget hotel in Vung Tau Vietnam. I stayed at the Marine Hotel & Apartment in Vung Tau, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of 248,303 VND ($9.50 USD) per night, and I […]
Hotel Review: Freedom Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Freedom Hotel. Address: 269 Pham Ngu Lao, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Hotel review of the Freedom Hotel, a budget hotel in the Pham Ngu Lao backpacker area of Ho Chi Minh City. I stayed at the Freedom Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate […]
Da Nang to Hoi An by public bus (LK-02)
How to get the public bus from Da Nang to Hoi An. Da Nang and Hoi An are about 27 km apart, but getting the public bus isn’t as straightforward as you would expect. There used to be a public bus between Da Nang and Hoi An (Bus 1) but that was cancelled during the […]
Da Nang and Nha Trang: Comparing the two great beach cities of Vietnam
Da Nang And Nha Trang are two of the largest coastal cities of Vietnam. Both cities have municipal beaches and they have become tourism powerhouses in the country. Here is a comparison of the two cities as of 2025. I first visited Vietnam in 2005, and I have been a regular visitor ever since. I […]
Da Nang is the new digital nomad hub of Southeast Asia
How Da Nang has overtaken Chiang Mai and Canggu to become the digital nomad capital of Southeast Asia. Da Nang is a city on the central coast of Vietnam. The city is between the coast and the mountains, with a river running through the middle. There is also a bay where the main port is, […]
Hotel Review: Thanh Thu Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Thanh Thu Hotel. Address: 34 Nguyen An Ninh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Hotel review of the Thanh Thu Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City – a budget hotel near Ben Thanh Market. I stayed at the Thanh Thu Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. I booked online at the rate […]
Reunification Day Vietnam 2025: The 50th anniversary of the end of the war
April 30 is Reunification Day in Vietnam, and 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. Ho Chi Minh City held a grand military parade to mark the historic anniversary. The day is known in Vietnam as the liberation of southern Vietnam and national reunification. For overseas Vietnamese who escaped it is […]
Hotel Review: Green Park Hotel, Quy Nhon – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Green Park Hotel. Address: 142 Do Doc Bao, Tran Phu, Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, Vietnam. Hotel review of the Green Park Hotel in Quy Nhon, Vietnam – a budget hotel facing the city promenade park. I stayed at the Green Park Hotel in Quy Nhon, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of […]
Hotel Review: San San Hotel, Da Nang – Vietnam
Hotel Name: San San Hotel. Address: 54 An Thuong 26, My An, Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang, Vietnam. Hotel review of the San San Hotel in Da Nang – a budget hotel in the An Thuong beach area that is popular with digital nomads. I stayed at the San San Hotel in Da Nang, Vietnam. […]
