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Three weeks in Vietnam – Everything you need to know
After three trips, all of varying length, I want to share what I would choose as an itinerary if I only planned one trip and only had normal vacation days. I choose three weeks, because everything else is far too rushed for a country as long and diverse as Vietnam.
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Ho Chi Minh City – Top travel destination in Asia
Ho Chi Minh City has won several awards over the last years, the last ones in 2023, as one of the top travel destinations in Asia in general and Vietnam in particular. I went there on my third tip to Vietnam, to fly into and to fly out of. I spend a total of one week in the city and…
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Hoi An – Vietnams most charming city?
Hoi An is one of the first cities you will see when you are looking for a destination in Vietnam. The yellow houses, the colourful lanterns and it's location near the ocean make it a very popular travel destination. I fell in love with Hoi An during my first stay there, right after Vietnam opened its borders again after the…
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Hue – City of emperors. Food capital of Vietnam?
As the former capital of Vietnam during the reign of the Nguyễn dynasty, Hue has a lot to offer in terms of historically important places. But whenever I heard someone in Vietnam talk about Hue - the city of emperors, they were always raving about the food.
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The two sides of Da Nang – Where to go
Da Nang is the biggest city in Central Vietnam and one of the most modern cities in the country, with a high human development index and has been voted Vietnams most livable city. When I got there I experienced it as two sides of Da Nang, one east and one west of the river Han. I stayed in Da Nang…
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21-hour-long stopover in Dubai
Travelling to Vietnam for the first time, travelling alone for the first time, I had a stopover in Dubai between flights. A 21-hour long stopover in Dubai that I wanted to fill with something other than sitting at the airport and waiting for time to pass.
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4 days in Gdańsk – Poland
Gdańsk has had a complex history, which shows in the design and cityscape of the town. During WWII the city had been mostly destroyed but has since been rebuilt in the style of its most affluential time, the 1700s. It is the capital and largest city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland and it's part of a Tricity area with…
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3 days in Szczecin – Poland
Szczecin is a great city to go museum hopping in! With a turbulent history and modern development, this city has modern museums, old restored buildings and good food to offer. This year during my Poland trip I spent 3 days in Szczecin at the start of June. In this blog post I have compiled a detailed itinerary for 2 nights…
