<strong>Halong Bay by plane and junk: </strong>Hai Au Airlines started operating Vietnam's first commercial seaplane service to Halong Bay out of Hanoi in the summer of 2014. Once there, travelers can spend a few days exploring the archipelago in a Vietnamese junk.
Halong Bay by plane and junk: Hai Au Airlines started operating Vietnam's first commercial seaplane service to Halong Bay out of Hanoi in the summer of 2014. Once there, travelers can spend a few days exploring the archipelago in a Vietnamese junk.
Mark Eveleigh
<strong>Touring Vietnam: </strong>The Mekong Delta is a densely populated rural hinterland -- the rice-basket of Vietnam -- and at every turn you meet friendly, smiling locals.
Touring Vietnam: The Mekong Delta is a densely populated rural hinterland -- the rice-basket of Vietnam -- and at every turn you meet friendly, smiling locals.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>Hanoi's backstreets: </strong>In the evening you can sit at a roadside bar drinking excellent homebrewed Czech-style "bia hoi" beer and watch as Hanoi's backstreets are converted into a living street theater.
Hanoi's backstreets: In the evening you can sit at a roadside bar drinking excellent homebrewed Czech-style "bia hoi" beer and watch as Hanoi's backstreets are converted into a living street theater.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>Tour on two wheels: </strong>Cycle tours are a great way to get around the ancient Imperial City of Hue and the pretty countryside that surrounds it.
Tour on two wheels: Cycle tours are a great way to get around the ancient Imperial City of Hue and the pretty countryside that surrounds it.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>Religious cyclists: </strong>A pair of novice monks race through Hue's traffic -- just part of a thousand-strong squadron of urban cyclists.
Religious cyclists: A pair of novice monks race through Hue's traffic -- just part of a thousand-strong squadron of urban cyclists.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>The Reunification Express: </strong>The Reunification Express offers a unique opportunity to get a feel for the wonderful diversity of a country that was for so long divided between north and south.
The Reunification Express: The Reunification Express offers a unique opportunity to get a feel for the wonderful diversity of a country that was for so long divided between north and south.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>Colorful riverfront: </strong>Hoi An's riverfront is a nonstop pageant of color and offers all the romance of old-time Indochina.
Colorful riverfront: Hoi An's riverfront is a nonstop pageant of color and offers all the romance of old-time Indochina.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>'It's not a boat. It's a basket!': </strong>Often considered to be an ancient version of the medieval coracle, the Vietnamese trung was actually a trick to circumvent a French tax on boats: "That's not a boat," they'd say, "it's a basket!"
'It's not a boat. It's a basket!': Often considered to be an ancient version of the medieval coracle, the Vietnamese trung was actually a trick to circumvent a French tax on boats: "That's not a boat," they'd say, "it's a basket!"
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>Innercity traffic craze: </strong>Ho Chi Minh City's massive profusion of mopeds can make every inner-city traffic light take on the appearance of the starting lineup of a Grand Prix.
Innercity traffic craze: Ho Chi Minh City's massive profusion of mopeds can make every inner-city traffic light take on the appearance of the starting lineup of a Grand Prix.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>A country icon: </strong>Vietnam's cargo mopeds -- bikes of burden -- are famous the world over.
A country icon: Vietnam's cargo mopeds -- bikes of burden -- are famous the world over.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>Mekong Delta: </strong>Many imagine Vietnam's Mekong Delta to be a vast and uninhabited wilderness of swamps and bayous but, as Vietnam's richest agricultural lands, the delta is occupied by countless villages and rural communities.
Mekong Delta: Many imagine Vietnam's Mekong Delta to be a vast and uninhabited wilderness of swamps and bayous but, as Vietnam's richest agricultural lands, the delta is occupied by countless villages and rural communities.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>Skillful rower: </strong>A local woman enjoys a sundown cheroot as she paddles her boat along the river towards Hoi An market.
Skillful rower: A local woman enjoys a sundown cheroot as she paddles her boat along the river towards Hoi An market.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>Honda hug: </strong>Moped taxis are often referred to as as "Honda Om." <br />"Om' means "hug" in Vietnamese and these vehicles are named for the apparent affection of a passenger clinging to the back of the rider.
Honda hug: Moped taxis are often referred to as as "Honda Om."
"Om' means "hug" in Vietnamese and these vehicles are named for the apparent affection of a passenger clinging to the back of the rider.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN
<strong>Guided Jeep tour: </strong>One of the most evocative ways to get a feel for the tangled alleys and lakeside roads that are part of old Hanoi is on a guided Jeep tour.
Guided Jeep tour: One of the most evocative ways to get a feel for the tangled alleys and lakeside roads that are part of old Hanoi is on a guided Jeep tour.
Mark Eveleigh, CNN