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From three dollar street food to luxury wellness, Vietnam has it all. Ancient temples and colonial hotels, mountain roads and pristine bays, world-class spas and street food that will stop you in your tracks. As a first time traveller I wasn’t sure what to expect, but there had yet to be a bad word said about the place from other travellers, so my hopes were high. They were not disappointed.
Getting There and Getting In
I took the overnight flight leaving Brisbane at 11:30pm straight into Ho Chi Minh City, arriving at 5:30am. Flight time is around eight hours, so if you’re a decent plane sleeper it’s not a bad way to do it. One thing to sort before you go: you need a visa on entry, so organise this a couple of weeks before…