When people think of Vietnam, the first images that often come to mind are mist-covered mountains, bustling motorbike-filled streets, lantern-lit alleyways, and steaming bowls of phở. And yes, you’ll find all that here, but this sprawling, culturally rich nation that stretches an incredible 1,025 miles (1,650 kilometers) from north to south along the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia is far more than the sum of its postcard moments.
