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1 month ago | 
silverkris.singaporeair.com | Joshua Zukas
4 min read Published On May 29, 2025 More than a decade in the works, Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line opened at the end of 2024. It couldn’t have come soon enough. As the population swells and traffic intensifies in this emerging megacity, Line 1 takes the high road, inviting passengers to glide over the bustling streets below.
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1 month ago | 
adventure.com | Joshua Zukas
With surging international arrivals and robust domestic travel, 2025 will be a record-breaking year for Vietnam’s tourism industry. But as Hanoi-based travel writer Joshua Zukas meanders through the busy streets of Hội An, he asks: Can—and should—anything be done about the swelling crowds? Or are the spoils of overtourism simply too tempting?
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1 month ago | 
goingplaces.malaysiaairlines.com | Joshua Zukas
Summer is here, bringing sunshine to lush peninsulas, ancient relics and vibrant city life in Vietnam’s most liveable city Glossy on the surface but rich in depth, first impressions of Da Nang can be deceiving. Located on Vietnam’s central coast, this mini seaside metropolis features incandescent bridges that contrast with fine dining restaurants and modern galleries, while polished skyscrapers tower over hipster cafés and lively beach bars.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Joshua Zukas
How to Get Unlimited Data in Europe: Holafly Europe eSIMLooking to get an eSIM that supports a multi-country European trip? In this guide, we look at Holafly Europe eSIM and its local country and regional …
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Joshua Zukas
Joshua ZukasSeptember 14, 2024 at 3:00 AM·4 min readLocated within Hanoi's picturesque French Quarter, Tanh Tách specialises seafood fare and zesty flavours, serving dishes of scallop tarts and red caviar. Photograph by Tanh TáchThis article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). When the Michelin Guide announced its first foray into Hanoi, many food-lovers were sceptical. How might the authority on highbrow dining approach a city famed for its unpretentious street food?
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
guide.michelin.com | Joshua Zukas
Sorry, Saigon. When it comes to street food, Hanoi takes the cake. The Old Quarter, Hanoi’s centuries-old trading precinct, has provided the space for ideas to marinate and recipes to develop. Street food is a competitive business in Hanoi, and those eateries that don’t hit the mark don’t last long. Those who have survived and thrived have passed countless taste tests from the notoriously picky locals. The street life in Hanoi.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
guide.michelin.com | Joshua Zukas
“Street food, I believe, is the salvation of the human race,” said the late Anthony Bourdain, a celebrity chef and travel documentarian who had a strong affinity for Vietnam (and hyperbole). Does that make Ho Chi Minh City one of humanity’s great saviours? Despite a flourishing fine dining scene, street food still dominates Vietnam’s biggest city. It’s cliched to say that there are an uncountable number of eateries in a place, but in Ho Chi Minh City this is actually true.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
guide.michelin.com | Joshua Zukas
Ask a Vietnamese person what they think about Da Nang, and there’s a good chance they’ll extol the city’s obvious virtues: sun, sand and sea. While these are indeed highlights of Vietnam’s third city – a tempting destination for both domestic and foreign tourists – there’s a lot more to Da Nang than its sweeping metropolitan beach and bright blue skies.
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May 23, 2024 | 
wallpaper.com | Joshua Zukas
Arriving in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time can feel like a shock to the system. Decades ago, you might have spotted bicycles wobbling through lantern-lit streets and buffaloes basking in opaque waters, but today, the modern metropolis is rather different. As your taxi crawls through the periphery of Ho Chi Minh City, besieged by motorbikes, you’ll encounter few cyclists and no fauna (save, perhaps, the odd pocket poodle).
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
tripadvisor.com | Joshua Zukas
Plus, the historic landmarks everyone should visit. By Joshua ZukasMar 20, 2024 • 5 minutes readImage: Craig Hastings/Getty ImagesHanoi is a perplexing and electrifying place—a city where sidewalk cafes wrap around temples and motorbikes roar past ancient watchtowers. For years, pundits have agonized that Vietnam’s ballooning economy will crush the capital’s distinct charms. And has it? Far from it. I’ve been writing about Hanoi for more than a decade, and it continues to baffle me.
