Hoi An

Starting in Hanoi, we will travel southound through Vietnam by way of the Reunification Express train. We plan to visit Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An, and Ho Chi Minh City.

... in Ho Chi Mihn City and worked my way north via a hop-on, hop-off bus which I abandoned after a sleepless night from Nha Trang to Hoi Ann. The next leg was 18 hours to Hanoi and my work schedule had just come out and I was short on time. So I whimped out ...

... stroll around Hoi An. There are two bridges across the Thu Don, but the one near the market actually doesn't go to An Hoi I discovered. Instead it connects to an island (or maybe a long peninsula, I'm not really sure) that contains a quiet residential ...

... lots of wealth to the area.  In the 18th Century Da Nang took over as the major trade centre for Vietnam and Hoi An remained almost untouched for the next 200 years.  Tourists flock to Hoi An because of its traditional architecture, abundance of ...

... are opened to the morning air and every home seems to have someone sewing as a sub-contractor for the town tailors. Hoi An's central market is a step back in time and is filled with vendors eager to haggle. If you're firm you can ...

... time with them. The hotel was lovely. Nice rooms, swimming pool and free cocktails every day at 18:00! Perfect! I had heard a lot about Hoi An from Karen who was here 3 years ago. Well she did not exaggerate. The place is wonderful. On our first night ...