TRAVEL FOR
TOMORROW

A VIETNAM CITY JOURNAL

Alexandra Beaumont

Edited by
Alexandra Beaumont

STAY / EAT / EXPLORE

THE VIETNAM EDITIONHO CHI MINH CITY ↔ HANOI

EXPLORE

Pick the city. Set your rhythm.

Ho Chi Minh City anchors this edition’s historical connection. Hanoi extends the current Vietnam focus.

Alexandra BeaumontAlexandra BeaumontUpdated 14 October 2026
Ho Chi Minh City Hall and the Nguyen Hue square, photographed in January 2020

SOUTHERN VIETNAM

Ho Chi Minh City ↗

Street-level energy, a useful hotel base and room for a food stop.

Turtle Tower on Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, photographed in July 2006

NORTHERN VIETNAM

Hanoi ↗

Lake-side pauses, Old Quarter streets and a stay chosen around your days.