Photo / Namia River Retreat One could pay a premium for wellness retreats but Namia River Retreat in Hoi An offers a luxurious alternative at a fraction of the cost, writes Rebecca Foreman By ...

Among our stops: Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An and Hue. We skipped Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest city and its financial hub -- still called Saigon by most Vietnamese -- because we figured one ...

Bulgarian Simon Zhelyazkov, who visited Hoi An in 2023 and during the Lunar New Year in 2024, hails the city as beautiful but complains about the excessive crowds. He says the constant flow of tourist ...