26 guides
Phu Quoc Airport: arriving, getting out, and how far your hotel really is Phu Quoc International is small and quick to clear. The island around it is not: the drive to your hotel runs from 10 minutes to 45. Below, in order: where you are staying and what that changes, the visa waiver that covers … 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
Nha Trang to Da Lat: buses, limousine vans, fares and how long it takes It is 135km from central Nha Trang to central Da Lat. That looks short on a map, but the road climbs a long mountain pass, so operators allow 3.5 to 4 hours. There is no flight and no train between the … Read more
Hanoi to Sapa: Buses, the Night Train, and What Time You Actually Arrive It is 313km from Hanoi to Sapa: six hours by bus, or overnight by train as far as Lao Cai. Using operator timetables and road data, this sets out when each pickup point leaves, what time you actually get off, and the … Read more
