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Vietnamese Craft Beer Tasting – Hue
Hue is known for many things, food, culture, ancient buildings, but 2026 put it on my map for craft beer. Local restaurants, pubs and bars serving craft beer from all over the country - or even brewing their own on premises, Hue has it all.
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Crafting Paper Lotus Flowers in Hue
Every summer lotus flowers bloom in the ponds and lakes of Hue. For generations artisans have crafted paper flowers, to be used for temple worship, during festivals and as decoration during the Lunar New Year celebrations. On my short visit to Hue I went to a workshop to craft paper lotus flowers.
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Four days in Can Tho – from Ho Chi Minh City
Mostly known for the Cai Rang floating market Can Tho has so much more to offer! Here is my overview of what to do during four days in Can Tho.
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Traveling to Can Tho for the Cai Rang floating market?
Most people I've spoken to travel to Can Tho for the Cai Rang floating market. Many pictures are shared of it online, it is featured in influencer videos and reels... but it doesn't actually look like that. Not anymore. The importance of this wholesale! market on the river is falling and it's falling fast. Locals told me it might not…
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One week in Ho Chi Minh City
Over the last three years I have spend several weeks in and around Ho Chi Minh City. In this post I have collected everything you need for the ultimate itinerary for one week in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, previously called Saigon or Sà i Gòn had a name change after the end of the US-Vietnam war in…
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Conical Hat Keychain – Crafting in Ho Chi Minh City
Every time I travel to Vietnam I consider painting a conical hat to wear and bring home. But every time I decide against it, since it is quite big and fragile. In Ho Chi Minh City I found the Workshop Hub which offered a conical hat keychain workshop - the answer to the question how I could paint my own…
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Traditional Vietnamese Medicine Museum
The traditional Vietnamese Medicine Museum in Ho Chi Minh City has many interesting exhibits offering a unique perspective on ancient medicine, the evolution of Vietnam’s medical heritage and the relationship between Chinese and Vietnamese medicine.
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DIY day trip to Vung Tau – with cost breakdown
Even though Vung Tau has become a ward of Ho Chi Minh City, it still takes two hours to get to this beach surrounded headland area Northeast of HCMC city centre. Vung Tau is known for its beaches, its Jesus Statue and Cable Car up to an Amusement park. To have the freedom to go at my own pace, I…
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Shake & Savor: Coffee-Cocktails Workshop Vietnam
As a big fan of Vietnamese coffee I am always looking for new workshops and experiences connected to it when I visit the country. I found the coffee-cocktail workshop by the Vietnamese coffee brand Lacà ph in Ho Chi Minh City and immediately signed up. We made two delicious cocktails and I learned a lot about how other parts of the…
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Mini Lionhead Workshop in Ho Chi Minh City
Lion dancing is tantamount to celebration in Vietnam and many other countries in Asia. And what do lion dancers carry, but a lion head! When I saw a workshop to make a mini lionhead I signed up immediately. What better opportunity to take home a unique souvenir that has such rich history and symbolism.
