Plan a trip

Insider guide

Notes from the people who plan our trips: where to eat, when to go, and how to get around.

  1. Crossing the street in Hanoi

    Walk slowly, keep walking and never run. The traffic will flow around you.

  2. How to order your first bowl of pho

    Beef or chicken, rare or well done, and what to do with the plate of herbs. A short guide for your first morning.

  3. Five long weekends from Saigon

    Where people who live in Ho Chi Minh City go when they have three days and want cooler air, slower water or an empty beach.