"Vietnam." Vietnam by cachaseiro

Vietnam Travel Guide: 12,445 reviews and 30,960 photos

A country looking to the future.

Famous because of the war.

The tank that officially ended the Vietnam war.

There are no country in South East Asia where you feel the urge to trade more than in Vietnam.
Kinda strange when you consider that the people who rule the country labels themselves as communists, but i am telling you that this is not one of those communist countries where everyone does nothing and stay equally poor.
To many Vietnam is a bit overwelming at first because of all the noise, the busy traffic and the enormous amount of people trying to get ahead financially in one way or the other, but take your time to explore Vietnam and you will find it to be a very facinating place.

Still a farmers country.

Typical Vietnam scene.

The first thing that comes in to most peoples mind when they hear the name Vietnam is probaply the Vietnam war that took place in the 1960´s and 70´s and where America took a very famous beating.
You still find a lot of remains from the war there, especially at museums and the vietnamese are very proud that they were able to defeat America.

That does not make them particular anti american though and US visitors should not worry about visiting the country.
Remember that half the country actually fought on the american side and these days the vietnamese are simply too busy getting ahead financially to sit and dig old hatred.

Vietnam has attracted a lot of foreign investment over the past 2 decades and factories are popping up all around the country producing goods for the rest of the world.
It´s still largely an agrcultural country though and rice is still a major export.
When driving through Vietnam you will see endless rice fields and it´s one of the greenest countries i have seen anywhere on the planet.

Intro Updated Apr 3, 2013
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Written Apr 13, 2013

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HORSCHECK Apr 20, 2013 at 5:29 AM

Claus, fantastic page with very helpful tips for independent travellers. Well done.
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hunterV Apr 3, 2013 at 12:38 PM

Hello, Claus! You make me glad reading your travel stories...Good for you! Your experiences are amazing!
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ettiewyn Apr 30, 2012 at 11:37 AM

Hi Claus, a fantastic page, so interesting! The Reunification Train definitely sounds like something I would like to do!
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gemini146 Dec 23, 2011 at 11:59 PM

It's really great to read about my country via your words :) I think you will write more ^^
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msbrandysue Nov 13, 2011 at 11:18 AM

Looks amazing...Great pictures
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hunterV Nov 13, 2011 at 10:32 AM

Hello, Claus! All's well that ends well!~ I am glad everything is fine with you in spite of some adventures!~
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goutammitra Apr 18, 2011 at 7:02 PM

Excellent! I shall come back for more!
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pandorabox36 Apr 15, 2011 at 9:32 AM

I loved your pictures from Vietnam...very nice and exotic place...and tipps are very helpful too...
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globetrott Feb 9, 2011 at 2:37 PM

I had a great time in Vietnam and hope to retuirn some day! ...and the fact that they hate fb makes them even more sympathic for me ;-)
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toonsarah May 19, 2010 at 10:57 AM

I definitely want to go to Vietnam one day, though I won't be cycling I'm afraid! See you soon :-)