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Family homestays among the rice fields, old houses in the lantern towns, small hotels with ideas of their own and quiet resorts by the sea, chosen one by one and rated by the guests who slept there.
Vietnam is long and its seasons go in three directions: a cool winter in the north, autumn rains in the centre, and a dry season in the south from December to April.
Hotels register every guest with the police; some keep the passport for a few hours.
Most visitors need an e-visa, requested online before the trip.
Small homestays and markets often take only dong; prices are often written without the last three zeros (50k = 50,000).
The Lunar New Year (late January or February) closes many shops and fills trains and hotels.
