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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.

  • by Anabel 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.

  • by Penny Watson
Legend …  Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi.

Beautiful Hanoi haunt of Chaplin, Greene and Fonda gets a facelift

Following an extensive 21-month refurbishment, the storied Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has a new story to tell with the relaunch of its original heritage wing.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Statues in the lift vestibule.
★★★★½
Hotel reviews

This hotel exists in an alternative universe – it’s a hoot

This hotel is something unexpected in a country with a history sadly mostly identified by war.

  • by Anthony Dennis
Economy seat aboard a Singapore Airlines Boeing B737-800 … no surprises.
★★★★
Airline reviews

Airline review: This cabin crew makes you feel good about flying economy

In economy, you’re never going to be lavished by the sort of attention afforded to those in the pointy end, but this crew comes close.

  • by Anthony Dennis
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Alma Resort

This giant Asian resort has everything – except Aussies

The enormous Alma Resort in Vietnam has 12 swimming pools. I made it my vow to swim in them all.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Discover a tapestry of jade-green rice paddies and muddy villages against a backdrop of blue hills. (Pictured: Tam Coc, just outside of Hanoi)

Hate Christmas? Here are five places you can go to avoid it altogether

There are large parts of this planet where Christmas passes almost unnoticed. No sleigh bells, no mistletoe, no silly hats, no turkey and no jollity to make you feel like you’re missing out.

  • by Michael Gebicki
The karsts and life of Lan Ha Bay.

Vietnam’s ‘other’ Ha Long Bay is one of Earth’s most stunning seascapes

Lan Ha Bay is a seemingly endless waterborne wonderland composed of hundreds of weather-hewn limestone karsts.

  • by Anthony Dennis
“Little fingers of deliciousness” … bo la lot, from Vietnam.

This classic ‘beef in a leaf’ is one of the best things on the planet

These little fingers of deliciousness come from the south of Vietnam. Though, its origins may surprise some.

  • by Ben Groundwater
Jetstar’s Dreamliner economy class has one of the smallest seats in the sky, but at 17 inches “roomy enough”.
★★★★
Airline reviews

Airline review: Jetstar economy is fine – shame about the passengers

Flying with a budget airline does not give you permission to leave your manners in the terminal.

  • by Julietta Jameson