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Phu Quoc Island Guide: Which Area to Choose and Why
Phu Quoc is a single island, but it doesn't behave like one place. The east coast, west coast, town center, and southern tip each...
Vietnamese Dining Etiquette: A Pass/Fail Checklist by Setting
Vietnamese dining etiquette changes depending on where you're eating — a plastic stool on the sidewalk runs on different rules than a family's dinner...
Vietnamese Eateries: What to Order at Every Type of Place
Vietnamese eateries do not work like restaurants in the flexible sense most visitors expect. Each kind of place is built around one job —...
Money in Vietnam: What to Pay With at Every Kind of Food Stop
Vietnam is often described as a cash-only country. That stopped being true around 2023, and it has not been true anywhere in the big...
Vietnamese Coffee: A Decision Tree for Ordering the Right Cup
The first Vietnamese coffee I ordered in Hanoi, I got wrong. I pointed at a menu line that said "cà phê sữa" because I...
