Vietnam, sometimes spelled VietNam officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China (PRC) to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea, referred to as East Sea (Vietnamese: Biển Đông), to the east. With a population of over 89 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world. Read more

Top ten travel items you will want to bring along on your trip to Vietnam, for both safety and comfort: Carry-on bag, Money belt, Passport holder, Backpacks, Plastic baggies, Sanitation Supplies, First aid kit, Door stopper, Cameras. Read more

A professional photographer offers advice on traveling and photography in Vietnam, plus detailed suggestions for photographing the Vietnamese people and Vietnamese markets , Vietnamese architecture, and Vietnam's landscapes. Read more

The pros and cons of using a camcorder to record your international adoption. Capturing your international adoption journey with a camcorder - absolute requirement, fun addition or inconvenient distraction? Read more

One of the things that was the most overwhelming for me about Vietnam was the amount of things for sale there. There aren't many different ways for people to make their living, so there are many, many stores everywhere you go. At first, the number of stores, and the amount of goods for sale made it tough for me to concentrate on what I wanted to buy to take home. Read more