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GETTING THERE:
WHEN TO GO:
avoid monsoon season.
LANGUAGE:
is also widely spoken.
CURRENCY: Vietnamese dong
VIETNAM ATA GLANCE
A Country Revived
VIETNAM ATA GLANCE
Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City and The
Reverie Saigon hotel
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3. HUE
STAY: Built in 1930, is an art deco masterpiece that’ll
make you wonder if you haven’t left South Beach after all. The hotel emerged
from a complete refurbishment and expansion in 2006 and reigns supreme on the
Perfume River. la-residence-hue.com
SEE:
, where the emperors lived and worked, and the tombs of
emperors Tu Duc and Minh Mang for a glimpse of eternal bliss.
EAT: Boi Tran is a painter, a cook and the proprietor of one of the country’s most
atmospheric compounds of traditional homes. She’s cooked for Anthony Bourdain;
she might cook for you. boitran.com
up from the airport. Once you
safe to take them.
Talk to your travel professional.
you to use the local tuk-tuks to get
around.
Jim Sullivan contributed to this piece.
HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON
Once known to the colonial French as “the Pearl of the Orient,” Saigon’s luster is
boundaries.
STAY: The Reverie Saigon
thereveriesaigon.com
SEE:
, the War Remnants Museum, the and the
Fito Museum.
EAT: Try for its great happy hour;
Restaurant , a rooftop spot
xusaigon.com;
lavilla-restaurant.com.vn; chillsaigon.com
HANOI
the banks of the Red River some 3,000
years ago. The capital is as conservative
and sure of itself as Saigon is amorphous
and brash.
STAY:
is the grand dame of
hotels in Asia. Built in 1901, but
completely refurbished and relaunched
in 2009, this is where Charlie Chaplin
stayed on his honeymoon and where
Graham Greene wrote part of The Quiet
American. sofitel.com
SEE: The Metropole excavated a wartime
walking tour. Meander the 36 Streets of
at his mausoleum and budget a couple
of hours for the incomparable Temple of
.
EAT: Dine at
, which offers a mix of
labadiane-hanoi.com; lyclub.vn/hanoi
k tuk ggk
osiona
ca
ss l.
The Imperial City, Hue
market in Hanoi
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