Highlights Vietnam - abseits-der-Hausbank

motorbike/scooter (hostels hire them usually or if not just walk around and find motorbike shop where they are for rent)
bus/sleeper bus (book at your hostel or directly with bus companies), the roads in a lot of regions are extremly bumpy…so be prepaired
taxis for short distances
for longer distances take a flight

cà phê sữa đá | Iced Vietnamese Coffee with condensed milk (So gooooood! …I got addicted!)
Egg Coffee | Coffee with an egg, actually it tastes more like a dessert 🙂
ginseng tea/artichoke tea | you will get that tea with your orders anyway (for free)
Pho | noodle soup in all viarities (in the south its served with mint, coriander and salad coming on a seperate plate to put in the soup)
Bánh mì | Baguette Sandwich filled with salad, vegetables an meat
Sommer rolls or “Goi cuon”| fish, rice noodles, vegetables, salad and mint rolled in rice paper

use both hands when passing things (also money!)
don’t touching someones head
don’t sit with your feet pointing towards someone
always remain polite, do not “lose your face” or cause Vietnamese to “lose face”
do dress conservatively – cover your shoulders and shorts that are long enough to cover your knees (most important in Pagodas)
leave your shoes at the front door when entering someone’s house (at some restaurants as well)
avoid refusing a cup of tea
no phisically affection in public like kissing (holding hands is mostly accepted)