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Travel stories, cultural context, and place-driven reporting from neighborhoods, river towns, coastlines, and cities across Vietnam. Page 4 of the Travel & Culture archive.

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Fairy Stream Mui Ne: A Barefoot Walk Through a Red Canyon
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Fairy Stream Mui Ne: A Barefoot Walk Through a Red Canyon

Take off your shoes. Wade ankle-deep down a warm, shallow stream cutting through towering sand stalactites of brilliant orange, white, and red. A bizarre geological wonder.

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O Loan Lagoon: The Blood Cockle Capital of Vietnam
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O Loan Lagoon: The Blood Cockle Capital of Vietnam

Surrounded by rolling hills, this brackish lagoon produces the fattest, sweetest blood cockles (So Huyet) in the country. Watch the sunset while eating them grilled with scallion oil.

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Quang Binh Beyond Caves: Mooc Spring and Chao Canh
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Quang Binh Beyond Caves: Mooc Spring and Chao Canh

Done with caving? Swim in the emerald waters of Mooc Spring, jump over the rocky Da Nhay beach, and eat a hearty bowl of thick 'Chao Canh' snakehead fish noodles.

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Phu Quoc Untamed: Starfish Beach, Bun Quay, and Night Squid
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Phu Quoc Untamed: Starfish Beach, Bun Quay, and Night Squid

Avoid the mega-resorts. Head to the north to find pristine beaches covered in red starfish, stir your own bowl of Bun Quay noodles, and go squid fishing at midnight.

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Mu Cang Chai: Paragliding Over Golden Terraces and Black Pork
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Mu Cang Chai: Paragliding Over Golden Terraces and Black Pork

During the autumn harvest, the mountains turn gold. Paraglide over the breathtaking Khau Pha pass and refuel with grilled black mountain pork and sticky rice.

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Dark Cave Phong Nha: Mud Baths and Ziplines
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Dark Cave Phong Nha: Mud Baths and Ziplines

Zipline over the Chay River, swim into the pitch-black cavern with a headlamp, and float weightlessly in a thick pool of natural mud. The ultimate messy adventure.

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Langbiang Mountain: Jeep Tours to the Roof of Da Lat
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Langbiang Mountain: Jeep Tours to the Roof of Da Lat

Hop in a vintage Soviet-era UAZ jeep for a bumpy, exhilarating ride to the highest peak in the area. Take in sweeping views of the 'City of Eternal Spring' below.

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Thao Dien (D2): Vegan Cafes, Craft Beer, and Art Spaces
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Thao Dien (D2): Vegan Cafes, Craft Beer, and Art Spaces

The expat bubble is surprisingly cool. Spend a lazy day gallery-hopping, eating plant-based organic bowls, and sampling Vietnam's booming craft brewery scene.

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Bau Truc Pottery Village: The Ancient Cham Craft Without a Wheel
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Bau Truc Pottery Village: The Ancient Cham Craft Without a Wheel

Visit one of Southeast Asia's oldest pottery villages in Ninh Thuan. Watch Cham women physically walk around the clay to shape intricate pots before baking them in open straw fires.

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Riding the 'Monkey Bridges': The Terrifying Bamboo Crossings of the South
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Riding the 'Monkey Bridges': The Terrifying Bamboo Crossings of the South

No handrails, just a single bamboo log over a rushing river. Discover 'Cau Khi', the traditional Mekong Delta bridges that will test your balance and your bravery.

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Saigon District 5: Cho Lon Chinatown, Lanterns, and Roast Duck
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Saigon District 5: Cho Lon Chinatown, Lanterns, and Roast Duck

Step into a different world. Wander through atmospheric Taoist temples thick with incense, buy silk lanterns on Luong Nhu Hoc, and eat legendary Peking duck.

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