Fortunato and Veralda Mazzone are sharing their holiday diary while in Vietnam. It's been an eye-opening time; a time for ...

Located a few blocks west of the lake is the notorious Hoa Lo Prison, nicknamed the “Hanoi Hilton” by American prisoners of war during the Vietnam War (called the American War here and ...

Among our stops: Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An and Hue. We skipped Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest city and its financial hub -- still called Saigon by most Vietnamese -- because we figured one ...

Visit Bai Tu Long Bay for a more sedate option to Halong Bay. There will be more time to take in the breathtaking limestone formations without the throng when there are less people. 5.

Yet another astonishing day in Vietnam. A visit and a short one-night cruise on Halong Bay. The hospitality of the Vietnamese people continues to astound me. It is inherent. Their warmth and ...