How about a trip to Vietnam East Coast

You probably haven’t arrived here thinking of Vietnam as a beach resort, and traditionally you’d have been right. This is changing though, and for one very good reason. The beaches on Vietnam’s east coast, stretching from Vinh in the north, to Nha Trang in the south are nothing short of world-class! Half a dozen or so large towns and cities have cropped up on the east coast in recent decades, such as Da Nang, Quy Nhon and Nha Trang, to go along with the more historic towns of Hue and Hoi An, all of which have their own individuality and character, but all share similarly stunning coastlines.
Quang Ngai and Quy Nhon are slightly quieter with beautiful arced bays of white sand and a medley of hotels and eateries, while Da Nang and Nha Trang are full on booming beach resorts. Nha Trang in particular has one of the best beaches in Southeast Asia for cleanliness, facilities, retail outlets and sheer number of options for food, drink and accommodation. It is fast becoming the town of the slightly more well-to-do as well, with a number of high-end hotels and resorts emerging.
Hoi An is just beautiful, with the meandering Thu Bhon River effortlessly gliding its way through the colourful streets and the huge number of quirky little shops selling you remarkably well priced clothing and perhaps slightly too-well priced souvenirs, all washed down in the copious number of wining and dining locations. The historic element of the city is hard to miss, but not brashly presented and as a result the overall charm of the town is hard to avoid, while the mixture of styles from Chinese to Japanese and the more colonial seem to blend together rather neatly.
This is also a region of Vietnam which plays host to many, many groups of tourists heading up (or down) the country on walking or cycling tours. Cycling in particular is a fantastic way to see Vietnam, not only because the pace allows you to take it all in and stop regularly, but bikes are ubiquitous here, so you’re among friends… even if they’re slightly more direct and fearless at road junctions than you might be!