21 reasons to grab your Dong and head to Vietnam

If all you know about Vietnam is this….

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Then have we got some news for you!

It’s actually more like this…

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Whew! Thank goodness for that because Apocalypse Now doesn’t really scream “relaxing holiday”…unless you like the inherent darkness inside all human beings.

Instead let us ease you into modern Vietnam with a series of images so enticing you’ll look at the amount of annual leave you have saved up and think…”The horror…the horror…”

1. Sapa…more like nap-ah.

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2. See? Great place for naps.

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3. Ummm… this is Vietnam right? Not the Alps?

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4. Yeah, Sapa is like the tropical Alps…nothing like hiking in flip-flops.

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5. Definitely not the Alps.

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6. Oh and not too far away is Halong Bay.

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7. One of the sexier UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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8. Just in case you didn’t believe us.

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9. Vietnam tastes good too.

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10. Kind of like afternoon tea but with some Hanoi flair added in.

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11. What to do after a nice spot of tea? Hit the night hard.

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12. Ho Chi Minh will stay up late and entertain.

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13. Hanoi doesn’t want you to miss out either.

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14. Wake up on the Mekong.

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15. Get “Bamboo-zled”

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16. Hit up the beach for some tropical R’n’R.

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17. Find a dragon….wait what?

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18. Yeah, hundreds of steps and find this baby at the top.

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19. Then back to the beach again.

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20. Then to wherever you want.

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21. Probably another nap.

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Did you see somewhere you want to go? Let us know in the comments section below!