Bun cha, a bowl of savory, sweet and sour fish sauce with meatballs and thick pork slices served with a plate of white vermicelli, got a publicity boost after former President Barack Obama enjoyed this dish during his 2016 trip to Vietnam. Bun cha is typically served with seafood spring rolls, crab spring rolls and grilled …
Tipping is a relatively new term for a developing economy like Vietnam. Small sized businesses, mostly family-owned, accounts for a large part of the service industry, so tipping has not yet become the norm compared to developed countries. However, as the service industry grows, new models of businesses are established, and tipping, like most country, …
After taking several night buses up the coast of Vietnam, I knew that the times stated meant nothing. When your Vietnamese travel agent says it takes 10 hours, you can add on another 5. So when I booked the bus from Hanoi to Luang Prabang and the man told me 24 hours, I knew it …