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With a comfortable sleeper bus, we will travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Hoi An over 20 hours from November 15th to 16th. Hoi An is located in Central Vietnam, where a severe...
Evening lantern rides in Hoi An
1993, 2003, 2023, 2025. When we first visited Hoi An in 1993, it was nothing more than a historic Chinese port town: the buildings were dilapidated, there was a single hotel that...
The hotel was affordable, but still very nice, especially the very helpful reception that stands out in my memory. However, the included breakfast was a bit strange. Accidentally,...
After quickly leaving the shabby accommodation, I regained my well-being in an artsy ambiance at a trendy café next door with Egg Coffee and a Yoghurt Bowl. A hotel next door was...
We first visited Hoi An in 1993. Old, crumbling houses, built with southern Chinese charm and French influence - it had a special atmosphere even back then. A Polish historian and...
.... and there is again quite a bit to report, although less from today than from some very special experiences. First, the Tourist Experience: The old town of Hoi An is...
Hoi An is certainly one of the most attractive cities in Vietnam, with a vibrant bar scene and culinary experiences.
How does that work? Just a play on words! Communism and Confucianism are omnipresent in Vietnam. For over seventy years, since the liberation from French colonialism,...
Today we explored Hoi An by bike, utilizing many safe yet interesting side streets.
Upon our arrival in Hoi An, we were surprised at how quickly the flood damage from late October - just three weeks ago - was being cleared up. The flooding we experienced was much...
Today was a beach day, which was our goal when we set off on our bikes. Just a short way towards the beach. Swimming wasn't possible in the crashing waves, the red flag was up....
Today we experienced the versatility of Hoi An: We spent the morning at the beach. The air and water temperature was about the same at 23°C. In the afternoon, we were able to...
We fly from Hanoi to Da Nang on March 23rd in the afternoon. From there, a car will pick us up and take us to our new accommodation, a one-bedroom apartment with a huge terrace,...
.... it might not even be so: After the very orderly Singapore, we have now arrived in the vibrant Hoi An (Vietnam). On the first day, we just let ourselves drift, explored the...
.... is turning out to be very interesting: So far, our journey does not feel like a vacation! Is that a bad thing? No, quite the opposite! Since you inevitably have the length of...
.... without many words, as most photos speak for themselves!
.... we are curious too! Therefore, it would be nice if those who signed up with Vakantio without their name could at least provide an abbreviation under their messages or...