This guide lists all of the current railways in Vietnam, how to buy tickets, and other frequently asked questions. Getting the train in Vietnam is the classic way to see the country. The long North-South Railway that travels along the coast is often listed among the best train routes in the world. While the train […]
Hotel Review: Sunny A Hotel, Hue – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Sunny A Hotel. Address: 17/34 Nguyen Tri Phuong Street, Hue, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam. I stayed at the Sunny A Hotel in Hue, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of $15.36 USD per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Hue. My room was a Standard Double, which […]
Hotel Review: Hong Thien 1 Hotel, Hue – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Hong Thien 1 Hotel. Address: 37 Chu Văn An, Hue, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam. I stayed at the Hong Thien 1 Hotel in Hue, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of 363,673 VND ($15.50 USD) per night, and I booked for its price and location in Hue. I booked a “Deluxe Double […]
Hotel Review: Lang Dong An Bang, Hoi An – Vietnam
Review of Lang Dong An Bang in the An Bang beach area of Hoi An in Vietnam. Hotel Name: Lang Dong An Bang. Address: Block 9, An Bang, Cam An, Hoi An, Vietnam. I stayed at the Lang Dong An Bang in Hoi An, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of 300,000 VND ($12.90 […]
Guesthouse Review: Ngo House 2 Villa, Hoi An – Vietnam
Guesthouse review of the Ngo House 2 Villa in Hoi An, a budget guesthouse not far from the old town of Hoi An. Hotel Name: Ngo House 2 Villa. Address: 106/3 Thai Phien Street, Son Phong, Hoi An, Vietnam. I stayed at the Ngo House 2 Villa in Hoi An, Vietnam. I booked online at […]
Hotel Review: Royal Tourist Villa, An Bang Beach, Hoi An – Vietnam
Hotel Review of the Royal Tourist Villa in the An Bang Beach area of Hoi An in Vietnam. Hotel Name: Royal Tourist Villa. Address: Lot C1-31 fishing village area An Bang, Cam An ward, Hoi An, Vietnam I stayed at the Royal Tourist Villa in the An Bang area of Hoi An, Vietnam. I booked […]
Guest House Review: Huyen Tran Bungalow, Phan Thiet – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Huyen Tran Bungalow. Address: 69/5 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ham Tien, Mũi Né, Phan Thiet, Vietnam. I stayed at the Huyen Tran Bungalow in Phan Thiet, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of $11.75 USD per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Phan Thiet. This was one of […]
Pham Viet Chanh – The coolest street in Saigon
Pham Viet Chanh Street and Ward 19 in Binh Thanh District has emerged to become one of the coolest neighbourhoods in Ho Chi Minh City. This up-and-coming area next to District 1 could be described as the Brooklyn of Saigon. Ward 19, Binh Thanh District, HCMC Travel readers would be familiar with the annual “best of” […]
Visiting every province in Vietnam
Having been based in Vietnam off and on for a number of years, I have been to most of the main tourist hot spots in that time. When the world went crazy in March 2020, I came back to Vietnam knowing that travel international travel was not going to get back to normal anytime soon. […]
Notes on Phu Quoc 2021- The tourism developments that have transformed this tropical island paradise
It had been six years since I was last in Phu Quoc, and things have changed fast there, even by Vietnam’s standards. The last time I visited I called it Southeast Asia’s next big thing. I was thinking in the context of it becoming a more known destination. The megaprojects that now dominate the island […]
