Vietnam

We didn’t really see Ho Chi Minh City. We landed late at night, took a short cab ride to our […]

Hanoi reminded me of Pune. Not in a bad way — but in a deeply familiar way. The density of

It was raining when we arrived in Da Nang. It was raining when we went up the cable car. It

We woke up on the first morning, looked out the cabin window, and forgot we were on a boat. That

The single most important decision you’ll make about Halong Bay is not which cruise to book. It’s whether to do

Halong Bay is not cheap. That’s the honest starting point. An overnight cruise on a good boat in Lan Ha

Choosing where to stay in Sapa matters more than in most places. The town sits in a valley surrounded by

We spent ₹13,000 for a family of three in Sapa. That covered a private car from Hanoi, two nights at

At 3,143 metres above sea level, Fansipan is the highest peak in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia combined. It’s called the

My daughter had never been outside India. Vietnam was her first international trip — and mine too, in a sense,