Hanoi to Saigon

See and do in Ho Chi Minh City We were going to title the post what to see and do in Saigon since for many, if not most, of its residents the pre-war name is still the commonly used one. For the purposes of our post, what to see and do in Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon are thus…

Going off-the-beaten-track half way round the World with people you don’t know, food you’ve never tried before and what appear to be extreme weather conditions. What can possibly go wrong?

A few tips on how to get the best out of your small group tour to Southeast Asia

The country’s unusual topography and geography means that the question, when’s the best time to visit Vietnam, results in a far more complex answer than one would at first imagine.

Cai Rang Floating Market, Can Tho, Vietnam In former times every significant-sized Mekong Delta town would have had a floating market with Cai Rang, just outside, Can Tho being the largest and best-known. In more recent time it ought to come as no surprise to learn that Vietnamese shoppers, like their ‘Western’ counterparts, have come to appreciate the convenience of…

Vietnam museums A rundown on some of the best-known, as well as a few of our favourite, Vietnam museums, plus a couple we’d personally probably skip over. The choice of adjectives is particularly subjective when it applies to museums and while there’s likely to be more of a consensus when faced with a picturesque waterfall or spectacular ancient temple, when…

Indochine, as the French called it, comprised 5 regions or territories; Annam, Cambodia, Cochin-china, Laos and Tonkin

A detour through the spectacular mountain landscapes of Pu Luong, Thanh Hoa Province, northwest Vietnam

Mekong Delta boat trips on our small group tours to Vietnam

Meals on our Vietnam small group tours and some of the classic local dishes you’ll come across

Hin Nam No National Park in northeastern Laos was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list in July 2025

North and South Vietnam The terms North and South Vietnam, rather than the geographically descriptive adjectives northern and southern, still hold distinct political connotations dating to the 1964 to 1975 period and the Vietnam War. The division of Vietnam had occurred as a result of the Geneva Accords of 1954, which drew a line between north and south corresponding approximately to…