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
Nha Trang in January: Weather, Sea Conditions, New Year Crowds and Hotel Prices January is when the rain drops away in Nha Trang and the sun comes back. The sea takes longer to settle, so there are still days when the lifeguards close the city beach to swimmers. Here is the weather, the state of … Read more
Nha Trang in December: when boats do not sail, what to do in the city, and how prices move What breaks a December trip to Nha Trang is the wind. When the northeast monsoon comes in, tour boats do not get clearance to sail and the cable car to Hon Tre island stops running. Here … Read more
Where to Stay in Mui Ne: Beachfront, Across the Road, and What Each Stretch Is Like Mui Ne hotels are strung along one coastal road, but plot them by coordinate and only 35 of 231 sit between the road and the sea. The rest are across the road, and that same beachfront stretch is where … 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
What Is Illegal in Vietnam: Vapes, Fines and What Customs Takes Three places catch foreign visitors in Vietnam: the customs hall on arrival, the roadside while you are there, and the customs hall again on the way out. Vapes and heated tobacco are prohibited goods, so they fail at the first one. The blood alcohol … Read more
