All our articles about Vietnam.
In Tokyo a tip can be handed straight back, while in Cape Town and on a Kenyan safari it is part of someone's wage. Here is how tipping really works across more than 20 countries, from service charges on the bill to car guards and trekking porters.
Made-to-measure suits in three days, silk lanterns that fold flat, pearls that may not be pearls. How Vietnam's tailors and markets really work, from Hanoi to Phu Quoc, and what is worth the space in your suitcase.
Vietnam is more than 1,600 kilometers from end to end, and how you cover that distance shapes the whole trip. Here is how the trains, sleeper buses, domestic flights, ride apps and scooters actually work, and what they cost.
Pho in Hanoi, bun bo Hue in the old imperial capital, cao lau in Hoi An and broken rice in Saigon. Vietnam's food changes with every few hundred miles, and the best way to see the country is to eat your way down it.
Hanoi can be cool and gray while Hoi An floods and Ho Chi Minh City bakes in the sun, all in the same week. Here is how Vietnam's three climates work, month by month, and what the averages leave out.
From the limestone bays of the north to turtle beaches in the far south, Vietnam's landscapes change as much as its weather does. Here is how to choose between cruises, treks, caves and islands, and when each one is worth the trip.
