48 Hours in Ho Chi Minh City dedicated to eating and drinking and snacking and cooking Vietnamese food – browsing the markets, grazing at streets stalls on food tours, and savouring Vietnamese cuisine in restaurants – is our idea of a delicious weekend in Ho Chi Minh City, as Vietnam’s southern city is officially known. … Read more
Where to stay in Yogyakarta on Indonesia’s island of Java depends on what your priorities are, whether it’s temples, and you want to stay near Borobudur and Prambanan; Javanese food and markets, then you need to be in Yogya’s heart; or history, when you’ll want to base yourself near the old City. Whatever you plan … Read more
These Central Vietnam luxury beach resorts and boutique hotels are some of the best in Southeast Asia, each possessing a distinctive design and architecture, dreamy beach and riverside locations, alluring swimming pools, and immersive activities and excursions, especially of the culinary kind. They’re also some of Vietnam’s most romantic hotels. I have to say that … Read more
Where to stay in Hanoi is easy – you want to be on, near or overlooking one of Hanoi’s atmospheric lakes. And as Hanoi’s luxury hotels and boutique hotels in Hanoi come at such an affordable price in Vietnam, compared to other Southeast Asian capitals, why not stay by the water in style? These are … Read more
Where to stay in Sapa in Northern Vietnam depends on what kind of trip you want. If it’s your first time in Sapa and you’re mixing things up – doing a hike, a Bac Ha market day trip, textile shopping, and savouring local fare – stay in Sapa town in a hotel or bed and … Read more