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Design your perfect Vietnam itinerary – How long to stay in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hoi An, Halong, Nha Trang, …

Because of the high cost of airfare from Europe and the USA and the low cost of traveling through Vietnam, travelers often take longer vacations than they would in other parts of the world. Multiple weeks are the norm and stays longer than a month are not uncommon in planning a trip to Vietnam.…

May 15, 2018 1 CommentHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Travel TipsBy Graham Stein

How to stay safe and avoid scams in Vietnam – Part 1: North Vietnam

Generally, Vietnam is a very safe country in which to travel. Compared to most major tourist cities in the West – Paris, London, New York, Rome – the streets of Vietnam’s urban centers are much less threatening. However, in some of the more popular tourist destinations in Vietnam, there are a handful of tourist scams and…

October 4, 2017 4 CommentsHanoi, Travel TipsBy Tom Divers

The Best Day Trips from Hanoi

Hanoi sits on a bend in the Red River. To the south and east lies the watery world of the Red River Delta, where farms and villages continue as they have done for millennia: producing crops and crafts to supply the capital. To the north and west, the Red River Valley extends all the way…

September 12, 2017 Leave a commentHanoi, Travel TipsBy Tom Divers

How To Spend Two Days in Hanoi – Custom Itineraries for Vietnam

Beware! XO Tours DOES NOT operate in Hanoi. If you book with a tour operator in Hanoi that claims to be XO Tours, you are being defrauded! But don’t you worry, we have a list of things to do in Hanoi for you to make it up! Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, is an intriguing city…

May 5, 2017 16 CommentsHanoi, Travel TipsBy Brinda Shah

The Ultimate Hanoi Shopping Guide – What to buy and where to buy it

We wrote a very popular article focused on Ho Chi Minh City shopping awhile back, and have since had many requests for a similar piece for shopping in Hanoi. Shopping posts are difficult to do, however, because there are so many unique things that you can buy in Vietnam that it’s impossible to include everything in a single article.…

February 22, 2017 5 CommentsHanoi, Travel TipsBy Graham Stein

Tag Archives: hanoi

Design your perfect Vietnam itinerary – How long to stay in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hoi An, Halong, Nha Trang, …

How to stay safe and avoid scams in Vietnam – Part 1: North Vietnam

The Best Day Trips from Hanoi

How To Spend Two Days in Hanoi – Custom Itineraries for Vietnam

The Ultimate Hanoi Shopping Guide – What to buy and where to buy it