Moon Vietnam

Moon Travel Guides: Your World, Your Way

Bright, lively cities, lush jungle, and surreal shores: welcome to Vietnam. Inside Moon Vietnam you'll find:

• Strategic itineraries for any timeline or budget, ranging from two days each in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to a journey down the Dragon's Spine
• Top activities and unique ideas: Cruise the Mekong Delta and its colorful floating markets, or visit beaches in resort towns like Nha Trang. Breathe the scent of temple incense, or meat grilling at one of the many hundreds of street carts. Hike to remote northern H'mong and Dao villages, explore the fantastical limestone karsts and caves of Ha Long Bay, or wander the art galleries of Hanoi's Old Quarter after a breakfast of fragrant pho
• Expert insight from journalist Dana Filek-Gibson on her adopted home
• Honest advice on when to go, how to get around, and where to stay
• Thorough information on health and safety, as well as the landscape, history, wildlife, and culture of Vietnam
• Detailed maps and full-color photos throughout
• Full coverage of Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and the Northern Coast, The Central Provinces, The South-Central Coast, Ho Chi Minh City, and the Mekong Delta

With Moon Vietnam's expert advice, myriad activities, and local insight, you can plan your trip your way.

Focusing on city life? Check out Moon Hanoi or Moon Ho Chi Minh City. Expanding your trip? Try Moon Phuket & Ko Samui, or Moon Angkor Wat.

Fresh out of Emerson College, Dana Filek-Gibson moved to Vietnam as an English teacher in 2010 and never left. Though she only intended to stay for a year, Vietnam's phenomenal street food and breakneck pace had her hooked from the very beginning. Over the next few months, she learned to speak Vietnamese, drive a motorbike, and safely cross the street--no easy feat in Ho Chi Minh City.

Since landing a job with AsiaLIFE, a local magazine, Dana has written about Vietnamese culture and tourism as well as the daily adventures that come with being a redheaded expat. In 2012, she cycled from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. Her wanderlust has taken her beyond Vietnam to other corners of Southeast Asia, as well as Europe, Latin America, and Africa. She is also an avid runner and hopes to one day complete a marathon in Southeast Asia.

Whether ringing in the lunar new year like a local or learning the finer details of how to judge a chicken beauty contest, she counts every day in Vietnam as a new adventure.