Travel topics
Travel topics
One subject, many places: how the trains work, when a festival shuts a country, what to eat off a street cart and what a storm season does to your plans. Each topic links to the city and country pages it touches; changeable facts are marked check.
6 topics
- SafetyMotorbike travel in Vietnam8 min readChecked Sep 2026The practical side of riding in Vietnam: which licence classes changed in 2025, how to rent without losing your passport or your deposit, how to ride the Hà Giang loop and the Hải Vân pass, what police stops look like, and what to do after a crash.Vietnam · Ha Giang · Hà Giang Loop · Sa Pa · Da Nang · +5
- TransportNight trains in Europe7 min readChecked Sep 2026Which sleeper networks run where, how far ahead to book, what couchettes and sleepers include, how rail passes work on night trains, and when a sleeper beats a flight.Europe · Austria · Germany · France · Italy · +16
- TransportRail travel in Vietnam9 min readChecked Sep 2026How the Reunification Express and the Lào Cai night trains work, which class to book, how to buy tickets without paying a reseller twice, and when a bus or a flight is the better call.Vietnam · Hanoi · Hue · Da Nang · Ho Chi Minh City · +3
- SafetyStreet food safety in Asia8 min readChecked Sep 2026How to pick a stall, which foods carry more risk, what to do about ice, water and allergies, and when an upset stomach needs a doctor. Asia-wide, from Hanoi to Delhi.Southeast Asia · East Asia · South Asia · Vietnam · Thailand · +12
- SeasonTết and travel in Vietnam7 min readChecked Sep 2026What Lunar New Year does to a Vietnam trip: the dates for 2027–2029, what closes and for how long, the surcharges, why trains and buses sell out, and how to plan so the holiday works for you rather than against you.Vietnam · Hanoi · Hoi An · Ho Chi Minh City · Hue · +1
- SeasonTyphoon and monsoon season in Southeast Asia6 min readChecked Sep 2026How the two monsoons move rain around the region, when typhoons hit each country, how boats and flights are cancelled, which agencies to follow, and what to do before, during and after a storm.Southeast Asia · Philippines · Vietnam · Thailand · Cambodia · +12