In part two of Georgia’s adventures in Vietnam, she waves goodbye to the bustle of Ho Chi Minh City to find a change of pace on the idyllic Phu Quoc island. Read part one here.
Just 50 kilometres long and 20 wide, Phu Quoc is Vietnam’s desert-island jewel. Though far less well-known than Thailand’s famed Koh Samui or Koh Phi Phi, it’s got all the charms to rival them – and more, since it’s seen a fraction of the development. Though things are sure to change in the coming years, […]
Vietnam’s long, thin shape means that it has thousands of miles of fabulous coastline just waiting to be discovered. These are our favourites: Con Dao As our guest blogger, Kirsty Denison, wrote in March – Con Dao “is an island of day-job, desk-bound fantasies”. Located about an hour’s flight south of Ho Chi Minh City, Con […]
You’ve heard all about Hanoi, Saigon, Halong Bay and imperial Hue – but what of the Vietnam’s lesser-known destinations? The following are our pick of the best of Vietnam’s lesser-known – yet thoroughly worthwhile – locations; from a tropical island off the southern tip of the country to one of the world’s largest cave systems in […]