Vietnam is a naturally beautiful country even though still very rough around the edges. During my trip I was able to explore the cities of Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi both of which have their own unique charm and lots to offer tourists. I was also able to get out of the city and go to more remote areas of Vietnam where the remnants of the long war still lingers around like ornaments for all to see.
"Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea – referred to in Vietnam as the East Sea – to the east. With an estimated 90.5 million inhabitants as of 2011, Vietnam is the world's 13th-most-populous country, and the eighth-most-populous Asian country." - Wikipedia
There is so much to see and do in Vietnam that the 8 days I spent there went by fast and I left feeling like I missed a few things. There are many other cities to explore other than Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, even though they are the most known, and those cities also offer unique experiences for the wandering tourist. I cover the various locations we visited in detail in other posts so keep an eye out for them.
