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Vietnam Is Affordable. Moving Too Fast Is Not.
Vietnam has earned a reputation as an inexpensive place to travel, which is true right up until you try to see the…
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Asia
The Road Through Ha Giang
Everything about Ha Giang makes you want to look away from the road. This is a terrible instinct. The loop runs through…
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Five Ways Into Vietnamese Food
Vietnamese food is often introduced as a neat list: pho, banh mi, spring rolls, coffee, repeat. It is an efficient way to…
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Hoi An Is Not the Venice of Anywhere
Calling Hoi An the “Venice of Southeast Asia” does neither place a favor. Yes, there is water. There are also lanterns, boats…
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Vietnam’s Beaches Are Not One Trip
Vietnam has more than three thousand kilometers of coastline, which makes a list of its “best beaches” about as useful as a…
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Sapa Beyond the Viewpoints
Sapa is sold through one image: green rice terraces curving beneath misty mountains. The landscape is real. The timing is not guaranteed.…
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Two Weeks in Vietnam Without Pretending It Is Small
Vietnam looks narrow on a map, which has encouraged generations of travelers to mistake it for small. The old version of this…