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  • Beautiful glowing silk Vietnamese lanterns for sale at a street vendor in Hoi An Vietnam
    travel,  Vietnam

    What to Buy While Travelling Vietnam

    January 29, 2019 / 9 Comments

    I hadn’t planned on buying much while visiting Vietnam. I had shoved everything in a backpack small enough to fit my 5’0 frame that I would have to carry to seven destinations. Therefore, there wasn’t much room to pick up lots of new stuff. But the bargains were incredible, including some beautiful things I knew I’d find nowhere else. I had to do some shopping (luckily Matt had some extra room in his massive backpack). Here’s what to buy in Vietnam: What to buy to take home from Vietnam Tailored clothing in Hoi An The thing I regret the most about visiting Vietnam? Not getting more clothes made in Hoi…

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    Do you think you could survive a night on a sleeper train in Vietnam? I took two and learned some lessons along the way. Like many who visit Vietnam, I was determined to make the most of my time and see as much of the country as possible. While Vietnam is a long, thin country with most of the places worth seeing located in a line down the coast, the country is deceptively large. As a result, travel times between places may be longer than anticipated. I didn’t have many days of holiday left this year after starting a new job in May, but I had my heart set on seeing…

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    Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city was the final destination on our tour of this unforgettable country. Located in the north of the country, the city is a mix of historic architecture and busy streets, cafes and lakes, with a touch of more modern development seeping in. Like Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi is very busy. Because it has an estimated population of nearly 8 million, Hanoi can be overwhelming at times. But whether it was because Hanoi came at the end of our trip and we were more acclimatised to Vietnam at this point than when we stumbled into Ho Chi Minh at 6am a few weeks prior, or there was…

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