
Touring Hanoi by Jeep: Cuong's Custom Bikes and Tours has been leading tours around Hanoi (and the rest of Vietnam) with Russian military Jeeps since 1998.

Touring Saigon by Vespa: A trip as a pillion rider on the back of a classic Vespa might well be the most iconic way to explore the backstreets and freeways of Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon as most locals still call it).

Hanoi's favorite coffee chain: Cong Café establishments are dotted all over Hanoi and are decorated with a hypnotic collection of memorabilia (supposedly) from the Viet Cong.

Saigon's favorite coffee chain: Phuc Long is one of Saigon's most successful coffee chains.

'Bia Hoi' beer: In the evening you sit at a roadside bar drinking excellent home-brewed Czech-style bia hơi beer and watch as Hanoi's backstreets are converted into a living street theatre.

Biere Larue: Biere Larue has been served on the streets of Saigon for more than a century.

Hanoi's must-eats: There are countless wonderful Hanoi signature dishes, but some of the first on your list should be pho bo (beef noodles), bún chả (vermicelli with grilled pork) or banh mi (French bread filled with grilled pork or flavoursome pâté).

Saigon's must-eat: Pho Binh serves some of the finest noodles and was once the secret headquarters of the elite Viet Cong unit that planned the Saigon chapter of the infamous TET Offensive.

A Saigon icon: Saigon's Notre-Dame Basilica is known officially as the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception and is one of the most famous buildings in the Old City.

Hanoi's Rising Sun Bridge: The Rising Sun Bridge to the Jade Island, with its beautiful pagoda in Hoan Kiem Lake, is one of the most tranquil attractions in Hanoi.

Saigon's War Remnants Museum: The war museum in Ho Chi Minh City is a heart-rending -- but necessary -- point of visit for any travelers who truly wants to understand Vietnam's history.

Saigon's Central Post Office: The beautiful Central Post Office (built between 1886 and 1891) is one of Ho Chi Minh City's most charming buildings.

Saigon's antique street: Le Cong Kieu is known in Saigon as Antique Street for its cluster of bric-a-brac and antique shops.



