Author: happywriter

Mekong Delta travel guide: in the final stretch of its 4,350-kilometre journey from the Tibetan Plateau to the sea, the Mekong River splinters into nine tributaries and floods a vast, flat plain of extraordinary fertility. This is Vietnam’s rice bowl and fruit basket — one of the most densely populated agricultural regions on earth, and…

Ba Na Hills travel guide: perched at 1,487 metres above sea level in the Truong Son mountains west of Da Nang, Ba Na Hills is one of Vietnam’s most spectacular — and most surreal — travel experiences. Famous worldwide for its Golden Bridge, a pedestrian walkway held aloft by two enormous stone hands rising from…

Cat Ba Island travel guide essentials: if Ha Long Bay is Vietnam’s crown jewel, Cat Ba is where you come to truly wear it. Spread across 285 square kilometres of limestone karst, tropical jungle and jade-green sea, Cat Ba is the largest island in the Ha Long Bay archipelago — and the only one you…

Vung Tau travel guide: beaches, seafood, the Christ statue and how to get there by ferry from Ho Chi Minh City — Vietnam’s most accessible beach escape.

Quy Nhon travel guide: beaches, Cham towers, seafood and how to get to Vietnam’s most underrated coastal city in Binh Dinh province.

Can Tho travel guide: explore Vietnam’s Mekong Delta capital — Cai Rang floating market, river cruises, local food and how to get there from Ho Chi Minh City.

Hue travel guide: Imperial Citadel, royal tombs, Thien Mu Pagoda, royal court cuisine and how to get there. Everything you need to visit Vietnam’s ancient imperial capital.