An interesting sight you may come across on motorbike tours of Vietnam is water wheels. Locally water wheels are known as Guồng nước or…

For the weary traveller the sight of a nuoc mia stand is a godsend. It’s the ultimate healthy refreshment that revitalizes and invigorates the…

Hanoians love to drink beer and Bia hoi is the capital city’s choice of drink. It’s called fresh beer because that’s exactly what it…

Trà sen is a sweet-scented tea, with a honey yellow colour that was developed in and is peculiar to Vietnam. The leaves of green…

Vietnamese people have a strong belief in the healing properties of medicinal rice wine. It’s made by putting rice wine in large earthenware or…