Ho Chi Minh City is a fun and inexpensive city.

Beyond Bali and Thailand,smart young travellers are now heading here

This bustling and rapidly changing Asian city is now a magnet for younger travellers.

  • byJimmy Thomson
Resort life,Vietnam style … the Melia Ho Tram Beach Resort Vietnam.

This once-sleepy coastal pocket is Asia’s next big thing

Ho Tram is an undiscovered gem that’s ripe to play a big part in Vietnam’s plans to increase tourist numbers.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong River at sunset.

Tripologist:What’s the best way to spend a 15-hour layover in Ho Chi Minh?

If you want to leave the airport you’ll need an electronic visa,but beware of scam websites.

  • byMichael Gebicki
The new Bill Bensley-designed four bedroom villa.
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This perfect Asian resort is heaven,if you can afford it

We’ve arrived at Heaven. No,I’m not being hyperbolic. The dreamy Intercontinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Resort is broken up into Heaven,Sky,Earth and Sea.

  • byKatherine Scott
The French colonial style of Ho Chi Minh City Hall.

Best short-haul holiday destinations:Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam

Vietnam’s frenetic and underrated financial centre offers a rich history and one of the most exciting – and bargainous – food scenes in South-East Asia.

  • byKatherine Scott
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Chocolate-box facade:the cubes come to life after dark.

This incredible Vietnamese cafe building is like a giant chocolate box

Get a hit of the national obsession,as coffee and history collide in this quirky Insta attraction.

  • byKatherine Scott
At the sanctuary,bears begin their lives all over again.

‘Nothing prepared me’:These rare,‘wretched beauties’ will break your heart

Animals Asia grants limited access to visitors who want to help bring a species back from the brink of extinction while ending bear bile farming in Vietnam.

  • byAnabel Dean
Bun rieu.

A dish so packed with flavour and texture,it’s a wonder it all fits in one bowl

This dish can be eaten for breakfast,lunch or dinner,and it is absolutely,stupendously delicious.

  • byBen Groundwater
Shopping for a tailor in Hoi An can be an overwhelming experience.

Can an unknown Hoi An tailor create a fashion fantasy in seven hours?

Every generation in human history has had its own paragon of female beauty and Pamela Van has less than seven hours to realise mine.

  • byAnabel Dean
Serenity on the Mekong.

A serene journey down the Mekong on a new luxury ship

A voyage aboard a floating castle,of sorts,from Vietnam to Cambodia can’t help but remind Australians of the classic film The Castle.

  • byPenny Watson