Travel Intel

As the GM of an island resort an hour south of Hoi An, I can’t comment on what is happening there. All I can say is that if Hoi An is taking the same measures to protect it's people and it's visitors

Just like the traffic on Vietnam's roads, the country has racked up a solid reputation for changing direction without warning on driving laws for foreign visitors. Staying consistent with that it has

We know a little about this - today. Vietnams ever changing visa plans. Are you exempt?

The electronic visa has been available to many countries (see list here ) for a while now - meaning the online system has been thoroughly tested and applications are very straightforward. To apply y

If you've ever taken a domestic flight within Vietnam you'll be aware that some airlines are repeatedly tardy on the tarmac. In a bid to make things better, from November 1st 2017, air carriers will h

Due to monumental levels of rain in the mountainous borders that feed both Hue and Hoi An's rivers over the last several days (a situation predicted to continue for another five days -with rainfall in

As of the morning of the 9th November Hoi An is back in business. Overnight, the last of the flood water receded and the city clean-up should be complete this morning. Most, if not all of the busines

Official information on what to expect for the next few days is as muddy as the waters currently flowing through the old town. What we do know is that the flood levels decreased a little this morning

As leaders from across the globe descend upon Da Nang for the APEC Leaders meeting travel in and around Da Nang is set to get a bit sticky, our best advice if you are visiting at this time is to expec

For all the meteorology reports and tide tables we plough through each day to keep you up to speed, there's no better judge of what's to come than our turf trading neighbours - today they are watering

As always it's very difficult to predict the weather and what may or may not happen over the next few days. What we do know is that the Central Disaster Steering Committee started releasing large quan

Since staging a small man-made come back in the summer of 2017, things have returned to a critical level for Hoi An's Cua Dai beach post typhoon Doksuri. Photos one and two were taken a week after Do

Flood warnings have currently been released for the period of 4-8th November for Hoi An. Presently the warning is at level one, but is expected to raise to level two (1.5m) and possibly level three (2

Shoddily done (I ain't no artist), but hopefully you'll get the gist. To help, I've added a short guide on the better areas to stay and a few hotel and accommodation recommendations outside of the flo