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    travel,  travel tips,  Vietnam

    Dos and Don’ts for Visiting Vietnam

    February 27, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Vietnam is a fantastic country to visit, but there are some dos and don’ts you should know before travelling there. I certainly feel like I learned some lessons along my travels to Vietnam. In last week’s post, I told you all about the dos and don’ts of visiting Sri Lanka. but this trip wasn’t nearly as hard to plan as Vietnam. Even after a lot of research, there were still many lessons to be learned along the way. Here are a few dos and don’ts I wish I’d known before going to Vietnam and some of the things I was glad I researched before I left. Dos and don’ts travelling…

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    A Foodie’s Guide to Travelling Vietnam

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    Exploring Hue Imperial City, Vietnam

    December 6, 2018 / 4 Comments

    Hue is a city steeped in history and a must-see on a Vietnam itinerary. Our journey through the central region brought us north from Da Nang to Hue (pronounced hway), once the capital of Vietnam. We arrived after a tour of some of the surrounding regional sites and the next morning set about exploring. The Imperial City is the main draw to visiting Hue, an expansive UNESCO World Heritage Site protected by walls and moats, facing the Perfume River to the south. Once home to the country’s emperors, the Nguyen dynasty founded Hue as the capital in 1802. Many buildings were destroyed during skirmishes with French forces in the 1940’s…

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    7 Amazing Experiences in Hoi An, Vietnam

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