Hanoi, Hanoi

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Hanoi

World class people watching Just wandering the city makes for a great time Visit some of the cool pagodas throughout the city like quan su and one pillar Tour Hoa Lo Prison Shop at Dong Xuan Market Wander around the old quarter Check out a water puppet show if you really want to gain some culture

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City

Crawl through the Cu Chi Tunnels. Definitely checkout L'usine. See the War Remnants museum, definitely will fuck you up. Mekong Delta day trip, take a bus and then it's a day floating down the river, there are floating markets. At the end of the river the bus will pick you up, and take you back. (Haven't done it personally). Ben Thanh Market downtown for shopping/bargaining/etc. Bars/Clubs check out Lush, Ace, Chill Skybar. Hang out in Chinatown Visit Can Gio Island Ascend the Saigon Skydeck Explore the Ben Thanh Market

Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province

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Nha Trang

Great beach town Relax on the beach or hop in and dive/snorkel Waterfalls

Hội An, Quang Nam Province

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Hội An

Take some cooking lessons Visit cham island to dive/snorkel (pretty damn cheap) Attend the full moon festival, everything shuts down and is a great time to party Hike the marble mountains

Hue, Thua Thien Hue

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Hue

Filled with crazy temples and ancient emperor tombs More of a sightseeing stop

Phan Thiet, Bình Thuận Province

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Mũi Né

Anthony beach/touristy community. It's really dead during the summer though so it'll probably be a ghost town. 7 dollars ish round trip bus from HCMC. Cheap hotels, overrun by Russians.