Dalat markets and food and wine shops are brimming with delicious Dalat specialties and souvenirs of the edible and liquid kind. As you’d expect from the largest city in Vietnam’s southern Central Highlands, an agriculturally rich area famed for its coffee, fruit and vegetables, flowers, and wine, Dalat offers some mouthwatering shopping. Dalat markets and … Read more
Southeast Asian wineries are a novelty for most visitors to the tropical region. The chance to see vineyards skirted by coconut palms is a singular experience – especially when an elephant and his mahout amble between the vines. All wineries welcome visitors, with tours and tasting rooms, and some boast restaurants. These are the Southeast … Read more
48 hours in Hoi An is just enough time to get a taste of Central Vietnam’s culinary capital and its distinctive cuisine, superb street food and cooking classes, and outstanding restaurants. But be warned: it will leave you wanting to return for more. Here’s how to spend 48 hours in Hoi An, Vietnam. If you’re … Read more
Our Vietnam food tour has just finished – 22 days eating our way from Saigon to Hanoi via the Mekong Delta, Dalat, Hoi An, Hue, Sapa, and Halong Bay – and I’m back home in Cambodia, already planning another Vietnam culinary tour. Are you going to join us next time? A few mornings ago I … Read more
A Hoi An street food tour is essential when you visit the UNESCO World Heritage listed town in Central Vietnam. You just need to decide whether you’re going to embark on your own culinary adventure and do our self-guided Hoi An street food tour itinerary or sign up for a guided street food walk. The … Read more