Author: Baiba Niparte

In 1975, the North of Vietnam won the war and changed the name of Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City, in honor of the prime minister, a revolutionary leader of the communist party. The name change was not voluntary on the part of those living in the South; it was a statement of the North’s READ MORE

When you are in Hoi An and your next stop is Can Tho, one of the options is to take the taxi back to Da Nang, then – have a flight to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), and then – take the bus to Can Tho. In order to find the best transportation options, I used READ MORE

Hoi An is a city just 1h ride distance from Da Nang. It is a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. When I was getting through the city for the first time, my first impression was that 3 days of a stay seemed READ MORE

Da Nang was only a transfer city and staying there for a long time was not intended. The main destination of that day was Hoi An – the city of silk. But we will get there later. I spent the first part of the day at the Non Nuoc beach – swimming and sunbathing – enjoying READ MORE

Ha Long was only 1.5 days long stay, but it was spectacular. Before getting to the bus station, I checked at the hotel, where and how to get the tickets. Good, I did that. When I got to the bus station some local guy, seeing that I am a tourist, came to me and offered READ MORE

My plane from Europe arrived in Ho Chi Minh city, from where I had the next flight to North of Vietnam. After a few hours of transfer, I count Ha Noi as the first city where my Vietnam journey started, leaving exploration of Ho Chi Minh city for the last few days of the whole READ MORE

It’s been more than 2 years already since I was in Vietnam. During 2 weeks of my trip in Vietnam, I was in 6 different cities (Ha Noi, Ha Long, Da Nang, Hoi An, Can Tho, and Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)) and one sanctuary (My Son), and had many different adventures in each place. I READ MORE