Vietnam

In 2011 we traveled for ten weeks, from mid January to end March, through Indochina – Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. We kept a travelogue-style blog, Travel in Indochina, which for the time being is hosted elsewhere. The Vietnam entries can be found under the March archive of this blog, from Chau Doc, Can Tho and My Tho in the Mekong Delta to Saigon (Ho Chi Min City), and then to Dambri, Dalat, Buon Ma Thuot and Kon Tum in the Highlands and Hoi An, Hue, Danang and Nha Trang on the Vietnamese Coast.

Click here to access the Indochina blog

travel in SE Asia

Recently, in January 2018, we returned to Vietnam to complete our journey, and also visit the north, being Hanoi, Halong Bay and the minority areas around Sapa, as part of our South East Asia trip also covering China, Laos and Thailand.

 

A reading list on Indochina is included in the blog, but is reproduced here.

Individual locations can be accessed below.

 

Nha Trang

Nha Trang

Well-organised beach town with picturesque fishing harbour.
Danang

Danang

Big city on the coast, with small but very cute Cham museum.
Hue

Hue

Vietnam's Imperial City, with palaces and mausoleums.
My Son

My Son

Small Champa temple complex, rather run-down but with a special atmosphere.
Hoi An

Hoi An

Delightful ancient trading town has found a new life as open air museum cum market.
Central Highlands

Central Highlands

The mountainous jungle of the Vietnamese Highlands creates beautiful scenery.
Kon Tum

Kon Tum

Centre of rongs, tall community houses typical for this part of the Vietnamese Highlands.
Buan Ma Thuot

Buan Ma Thuot

Stop-over in the Vietnamese Highlands, surrounded by attractive traditional villages.
Dalat

Dalat

Hill station in the Vietnamese Highlands, with an attractive market and lots of other surprises.
Ho Chi Min City - Saigon

Ho Chi Min City - Saigon

Vietnam's business capital mixes the colonial past with temples and markets.
My Tho

My Tho

Nice market town in the Mekong delta, focused on island agriculture.
Can Tho

Can Tho

Large town in the Mekong delta, centre of the floating markets.
Chau Doc

Chau Doc

Pleasant border town in the Mekong delta, to observe life on and along the river.
Hanoi

Hanoi

Vietnam's capital, impressions from our 2018 visit
Sapa

Sapa

North Vietnam's hill station, and minority paradise (2018)
Halong Bay

Halong Bay

Vietnam's preeminent tourist destination, even out of season (2018)
Haiphong

Haiphong

Run-down but atmospheric colonial harbour in North Vietnam (2018)
Ninh Binh

Ninh Binh

The so-called 'dry' Halong Bay, karst mountain landscape - but in the rain! (2018)