Tag: Vietnam travel

Dong Xuan Market area in Hanoi with street vendors and scooters

Hanoi Traveler’s Guide 2026 — Part 6: Best Markets in Hanoi

Tom Vaughan 13/10/2026 0 Comments
Hanoi’s markets are not just places to shop — they are some of the best places to understand how the city works. Before sunrise, wholesalers unload fruit and flowers beside the Red River. By breakfast time, neighborhood wet markets are already busy. During the day, covered markets fill with fabric, household goods and food, while weekend evenings turn part of the Old Quarter into a long...
Train passing through Hanoi Train Street with visitors beside the railway

Hanoi Train Street: Complete 2026 Guide to Visiting, Safety, Cafés & Train Times

Tom Vaughan 30/09/2026 0 Comments
Hanoi Train Street is one of the Vietnamese capital’s most unusual urban sights: an active railway line running through a narrow residential neighborhood where homes, cafés and small businesses stand only a short distance from the tracks. When a train approaches, chairs are moved, people step back and, for a few dramatic seconds, the railway becomes the center of the street. It is also a...