As well as amazing natural sites (like Ha Long Bay), some emotional museums (like the Hoa Lo Prison and the Cu Chi Tunnels) and all the hundreds of small culture differences that make a trip interesting (like the musical bingo in Hoi An ) the food was incredible.
The route we took is here for reference. We flew in and out of Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon, then flew up to Hanoi and worked our way back down on trains and buses.
I didn't realise the variety of dishes there would be and the huge variations between regions and even nearby towns. Although I ate pho a few times this was certainly not the best thing I had. The food was far more varied than other countries in Asia I've visited and I didn't even get to try it all!
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| About to tuck into some Bun Cha |
Here's some of the food highlights as a whistle stop guide (and as a note to myself to try and recreate some!)
