From street-food dining to travelling by motorbike — here’s what first-time visitors to Vietnam need to know when trip planning.

Offroad Vietnam (84-9-1304-7509; offroadvietnam.com) has eight-day custom motorbike trips around the northern highlands, including Ha Giang, from $880 to $1,120 depending on the quality of ...

In terms of when to visit Hanoi, guidance is similar for most of Northern Vietnam. You’ll want to target between April to June or September to December. That way, you'll avoid the overbearing summer ...