Hanoi, Hoi An, and the Mekong

Vietnam

Blanche has an emotional relationship with Vietnam before she arrives that she cannot fully explain, and she loses her composure in Hoi An at the hour the lanterns come on. Hazel is won over by the food before she has formed a position on anything else, finds the disorientation productive, and endorses a skincare ingredient she meets for the first time in a Hoi An market.

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Hotels and Stays

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, for the bathroom assessment
Amanoi, for the beach and spa
The Nam Hai Four Seasons, in Hoi An

Experiences

Claire Fox’s Three Seasons, her first Dinner and a Movie, the Southern Vietnamese table and her art director’s eye at its natural subject
The Mekong at dawn
The Hoi An lantern episode
The market ingredient discovery
The Hanoi street food

Restaurants and Cafes

Hanoi and Hoi An street food
Vietnamese coffee, with the egg coffee as its own piece
A cooking class Blanche joins and Hazel audits from a stool

Planning

Vietnam Airlines, or Singapore Airlines through its hub, with a Mekong cruise on Aqua Expeditions or Heritage Line

This hub opens lightly and fills over time.