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Relaxing in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Nha Trang is a beach city located along Vietnam’s south coast. It’s a fairly modern place dotted with resorts but also amazing beaches. Out of the places I visited in Vietnam, I’ve found Nha Trang the hardest to write about. I realised this was not only because we spent the shortest amount of time here, but also because we didn’t do much during that time, spending most of our two days lounging at the beach. This was purely out of choice. After all, there were two reasons it was on our itinerary. Nha Trang is located halfway between Ho Chi Minh City and the central region meaning we didn’t have…
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Surviving a Sleeper Train Journey in Vietnam
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…