Home of the Inland Ha Long where the shadow of the ancient capital still lingers.

A popular vacation spot at of the French colonial era, it is now one of the premier tourist spot in VN.

Images of the ethnic minorities at Bac Ha market

One of the best beach resort in Vietnam but its best sights are in the outskirts.

The Mekong Delta is the life blood of the South. This is the richest soil in Vietnam

Night views in downtown Saigon

Someone has asked on an online travel forum on what he have to do to see the real Vietnam. Some participants have pointed him to cities the North, somes directed hime to regions in the South. To me, the real Vietnam is what you are experiencing now. Maybe what the original forum poster wants to look for is a certain charms in the past. But for all the bad, the good, the beauty, the ugly experiences that one will have in Vietnam, all of it, IS the REAL Vietnam.

the real Vietnam is what you are experiencing now. Maybe what the original forum poster wants to look for is a certain charms in the past. But for all the bad, the good, the beauty, the ugly experiences that one will have in Vietnam, all of it, IS the REAL Vietnam.

Vietnam is heavily influenced by multiple religions; buddists, roman catholic, confucious, cao dai and others.

The motocycle is the official mode of transportation in Vietnam. It is the life blood of the economy. Taken away the motorbike from a person is like cutting off his legs. In Saigon alone, there is almost 3 millions of them.

almost 3 millions of them.