Late April, with the Birthday of King Hung and the Unity Day falling just four days apart. We captured the two weeks when Hanoi speaks to itself the loudest through the eyes of a local guide.
The weight of a single sheet of blue cloth sold in the market. We captured, through the eyes of a local guide, why Sapa Hmong indigo dyeing is more than just a simple souvenir.
I have lived in Ha Long Bay for 10 years. Faced with these changes, including the construction of a high-speed railway and the development of an $18 billion new city, I write honestly about what is getting better and what is disappearing.
When I made eye contact with a woman wearing a red headscarf at the Sapa market, I felt there was something different in her gaze. Even now, ten years later, that feeling has not faded.
A $18 billion city is being built in the waters off my coast. Vinhome Global Gate Ha Long—a resident of 10 years writes honestly about what this project, which is overwhelming just by the numbers, means for Ha Long Bay.
The journey from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay currently takes 3 hours, but by 2028, it will take only 23 minutes. We have summarized actual comparisons of transportation methods and how high-speed rail is changing travel patterns.
On April 12, 2026, construction of VinSpeed began. 23 minutes from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay. A guide who has lived there for 10 years recorded the significance of this change.
The goal of the Fansipan trek is not to reach the summit. What you encounter on the way to the 3,143m peak—that is the real question.
When I first came to Vietnam, I intended to stay for only a few days. But ten years have passed. Now, I met my wife here, am raising two children, and drink coffee every morning while gazing at the sea in Ha Long Bay. Every year, I receive inquiries from Korea asking for travel recommendations for Vietnam. They ask where to go and why Vietnam. This article is an answer based on ten years of experience. There is Europe, Japan, and Thailand. Among those options, why would I deliberately...
Sapa trekking is not just a simple walk. We share the discoveries made on the path personally walked by a guide who has lived there for 10 years, including terraced rice fields in the mist and Black Hmong villages.