Yes, it's still a (more or less) communist country, but it's also a lovely corner of Southeast Asia with truly enchanting scenery; tasty cuisine; nice beaches; plenty of exotic architecture, historic sites, and buzzing cities including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

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The delights of Vietnamese cuisine

Increasing in popularity all over the world by leaps and bounds in recent years, with numerous restaurants popping up in major and even not so major cities in various countries, Vietnamese cuisine is flavorful, colorful, and very healthy. Furthermore, Vietnam is an agricultural country within which there are significant variations depending on the region - north, central and south - where geographical, cultural, and climatic differences reflects in their cuisine. The country has also over the…

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10 of the coolest experiences you can have in Vietnam

This scintillating southeast Asian country is renowned for its many historic temples, colonial architecture, geological wonders, fine beaches, and mouthwatering cuisine, but Vietnam also offers plenty of cool experiences - some of which are unusual, and several of which you can´t even have elsewhere. Despite years of colonialism, then war, then modernisation, there remain parts of Vietnam which remains relatively authentic, where locals make great efforts to preserve many traditions and…

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The top 10 must-see spots of Vietnam

Stretching 1,650 kilometers (1,030 miles) from the Tonkin Gulf to the South China Sea, Vietnam is a land of ancient culture and staggering natural beauty, of lovely beaches and exciting cities, of enticing culture and cuisine. A visitor could spend years exploring all its fascinating places and peoples, but here's a list of the top ten, according to the website Touropia: read post

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Ninh Binh province a lovely day tour from Hanoi

If you're visiting Vietnam's capital, be sure to set aside time for a couple of day trips out of the city. And one you shouldn't miss is one to Ninh Binh province, about an hour by train, bus, or car (if you don't want to travel independently, tour operators run packaged day trips). In contrast with bustling Hanoi, Ninh Binh in the Red River Delta is famous for its peaceful tranquility and scenery, especially the sheer limestone karst hills rising around the river - a UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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  • Tripatini October 11, 2010 at 11:20pm
    Greetings! A fellow Tripatini member is looking for suggestions for a trip to Hanoi and Ha Long. If anyone would like to help out, kindly respond at the following link, on Ask A Travel Expert:

    http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/vietnam-hanoi-for-new-year

    Cám ơn!!
  • overlandertv September 17, 2010 at 6:44am
  • Tripatini September 10, 2010 at 5:38am
    New on the Tripatini blog: a look at the country's traditional festivals!
  • Martin Nguyen September 9, 2010 at 5:51am
    GOOD TAXI TO GO IN HANOI, VIETNAM

    Dear our valued customers,

    I would like to suggest you some useful information when you want take a taxi in Hanoi.

    There are some good taxis you can trust:

    1. Hanoi Taxi / Number: 04.38 535353/ rate: 12.000VND/km

    2. Hanoi Tourist Taxi/ Number: 04.38 565656 / rate: 12.000VND/km

    3. Mai Linh Taxi / Number: 04.38 616161 or 04.38 222 555/ rate: 12.000VND/km

    4. Airport Taxi /Number: 04.38 866666/ rate: 180.000 VND to 240.000VND/way

    (Only From Hanoi city to Noi Bai int'l Airport and VS)

    Please just take one of them for your safe journey.

    When you start from hotel, please ask receptionist for calling an honest taxi for you. We will give you clear information of distance, proximately cost and a Hanoi map.

    When you start from somewhere else, please ask cabin clerk or local people for calling or you can catch on the way

    but only above taxis.

    Especially, Avoid taxi with NO phone number on car, NO Uniform driver, NO call operator inside, NO time counting.

    Thank you very much for your time

    We wish you have a good trip in Vietnam

    Welcome to Hanoi Manor Hotel
  • 365Travel August 18, 2010 at 12:31pm
    where is the like button, i need it :(
  • Ed Wetschler June 24, 2010 at 4:06pm
    A few months Tripatini ran a story about the cruise ship showdown in the Mekong River Delta. Now a manager at one of those companies, Compagnie Fluviale du Mekong (CFM), says these routes may be imperiled by environmental changes. "I feel that global warming and the eventual effects of China’s dams in the Upper Mekong might lower water in a irreparable way," says Ship Manager Yves Boccuni. "We certainly will have to rethink Mekong cruises within the next decade." He urges the formation of an association of competing cruise lines to cope with this and other problems. Would these competitors really cooperate much with each other?
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  • David Paul Appell April 23, 2010 at 4:36pm
    Don't miss member Roderick Eime's survey of Mekong River cruising, this week in the blog.
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