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Cycling Cam Kim Island, Hoi An

Hoi An | Video

Cycling Cam Kim Island, Hoi An

We take the ferry to Cam Kim Island and cycle along its peaceful lanes through lush rice paddies.

Long Thanh's Nha Trang gallery

Nha Trang | Video

Long Thanh's Nha Trang gallery

Long Thanh is one of Vietnam's finest black and white photographers. He's been capturing the real life of his people with passion for nearly 50 years using old Leicas and Rolleiflexes. We visit his studio in Nha Trang.

Into the Mekong Delta part II - Ben Tre and Tra Vinh

Mekong - Ben Tre | Video

Into the Mekong Delta part II - Ben Tre and Tra Vinh

Ben Tre and Tra Vinh are two less visited travel destinations in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. In this video, we spend 4 days exploring the mighty river, Ben...

Metropole Hotel, Hanoi

Hanoi | hotels

Metropole Hotel, Hanoi

Vietnam’s finest combination of history, atmosphere and luxury. The Metropole is one of the country’s most elegant French colonial buildings. The latest renovations have combined the best of preservation and sympathetic...

Hanoi Social Club - Hanoi's coolest new cafe?

Hanoi | Video

Hanoi Social Club - Hanoi's coolest new cafe?

Fresh cafe flavours, smoke free space, cool tunes and a cosy, rustic setting in a 1920s villa, make Hanoi Social Club a welcome addition to the capital's...

Kampot

Kampot | Introduction

Kampot

Sleepy Kampot, with its rows of decaying colonial era shophouses, is one of Cambodia's most pleasant towns. While there isn't a whole lot to do here apart from enjoying its relaxed vibe, exploring the old shophouses and imbibing...

Hospital Cave Cat Ba Island with the hilarious Mr Cuong

Cat Ba Island | Video

Hospital Cave Cat Ba Island with the hilarious Mr Cuong

Hospital Cave on Cat Ba Island was a military complex involved in the defence of the port city of Haiphong during the Vietnam War. Our guide Mr Cuong took...

Dien Bien Phu

Dien Bien Phu | Introduction

Dien Bien Phu

Dien Bien Phu may be one of Vietnam's best kept travel secrets - especially for the budding historian. It was here in 1954 that Ho Chi Minh's forces defeated the French in a battle that ended almost a century of colonial...

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Blog tales from the road

15 May 2012

Two cities and heritage - Saigon and Rangoon

The Burmese capital Rangoon is wrestling with the best ways to develop a modern city while...

18 December 2011

By-passing the roaming ripoff

Tips for keeping your calls and data costs in check while on the road.

22 September 2011

Halong Bay - Who's gonna save me?

Vietnam seems reluctant to make essential decisions about the proper stewardship of Halong...

Insights a closer look

26 March 2012

Getting personal in Vietnam

Expect to get plenty of personal questions from the locals when travelling in Vietnam. Try not to be too coy, the conversations that the questions spawn can be a...

23 July 2011

Erasure - an exhibition by Dinh Q. Le

Australia’s Vietnamese community is so firmly integrated into life here that it’s...

15 June 2011

Bookends to a war: Ap Bac and that Saigon rooftop

The 1963 Battle of Ap Bac in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta should have been a warning to the...

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