80 guides
Hanoi vs Ho Chi Minh City: Weather, Airports and Day Trips Compared The two cities sit in the same country, yet January lows differ by 9.1C. Hanoi swings 13.4C across the year while Ho Chi Minh City moves inside 3.3C. Here is the comparison in temperature, rain, air quality, airport distance and what lies within … Read more
Grand World Phu Quoc: Free to Enter, and Everything Else Runs on a Clock Grand World charges no admission to the complex itself and sells tickets only for the shows and the museum. This sets out the operator’s official price list, the four evening shows, the daytime area that costs nothing, and what the ride … Read more
Hai Phong Travel Guide: Getting There From Hanoi, What to See, Where to Stay and What to Eat Hai Phong is the port city east of Hanoi. Trains take two and a half hours, and Cat Bi airport has international flights of its own. This guide covers how to get there, what there is to … Read more
Con Dao Travel Guide: Getting There, the Prison Museums, Beaches and Where to Stay Con Dao sits well out to sea south of Ho Chi Minh City. The flight takes 45 minutes; the ferry leaves from a port down in the Mekong. A former prison complex still stands in the middle of town, and the … Read more
Cat Ba Island Travel Guide: Getting There from Hanoi, Ferries, Weather and Where to Stay Cat Ba sits right beside Ha Long Bay, and you have to cross water to reach it. From Hanoi it takes about half a day. You get the same limestone seascape with far fewer boats on it. Here is how … Read more
Mui Ne and Phan Thiet Travel Guide: Two Sand Dunes, Prices, Getting There, Where to Stay Mui Ne has two sand dunes and they are not in the same place: the red one is 2.4km from the hotel strip, the white one 26.4km. This guide covers what each costs, what you ride there, the heritage … Read more
