Trip to Vietnam!!

Vibrant Coastal scene of Vietnam with fisherman wearing the signature Vietnamese hat and going for fishing.

Recently, I travelled to Vietnam with my husband and it surely was a trip to remember! Vietnam holds a special spot for us and this was our second time there. We first travelled to the beautiful country in 2023 and even after our second trip, we are not done yet. The love for this little gem is absolute real!!

We have been on our India trip from Canada since March 2025 and we thought of going

around the country for a vacation. But the rain was playing havoc in all directions and we had limited to no options left. That's when we decided to take a trip to our ever favorite Vietnam.

It was a super spontaneous decision and we applied for our E - visas. It took nearly 4 - 5 business days for our e - visas to arrive. Once we got our visa, we booked our tickets from Varanasi to Ho Chi Minh city, our very first stop.

The flight from Varanasi to Ho Chi Minh was a long and tedious one. It was Varanasi - Kolkata - Ho Chi Minh with a 9 hour lay over at Kolkata.

We reached Ho Chi Minh around 1:30 am (Vietnam time). It took us around 1 hour to clear immigration and collect our bags. After that we booked our cab (Grab app) and reached our hotel 30 minutes later.

It was super late and we were starving. With all the eating joints closed and very few online vegetarian options available, we ordered a Vietnamese curry and rice and a margherita pizza for dinner.

Post our very very late dinner, we called the day and went off to sleep. Next day we planned to go around the city but only after we had slept well.

Stay tuned for more of the blogs on Vietnam series. I will also be sharing tips and tricks for travelling to the country and all the essentials details along with fun experiences and more about the different cities.

Love

Shriya!