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
Vinpearl Nha Trang: island resorts, town hotels and the cable car between them Vinpearl Nha Trang is not a single hotel. Some of it sits across the water on Hon Tre island, some of it on the beach road in town, and a few properties have changed names or left the brand entirely. Here is … Read more
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
Why Vietnam? The People Who Lost Their Names: How One Surname Swallowed Vietnam Over 800 Years Somewhere between three and four Vietnamese people in ten answer to Nguyen. No government body has ever counted, so every figure you will read is an estimate. How the name spread this far starts with a record from 1232. … Read more
Panorama Nha Trang: one building, many names, and what to check before you book Panorama Nha Trang is not one hotel. It is a 40-storey building holding 1,112 units, let out separately by their owners, so the same address is sold under a dozen different names. Which one you book decides what service you get … 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
