Explore Hue Through the Eyes of Travelers

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Over the Moat: An Interview with James Sullivan

I had come here on a bike trip, and that was over now, but as one of the lights went out in the h...

Vietnam Celeste Heiter

La Residence. Front view of the hotel (courtesy of La Residence and Spa)

By the Perfume River

After languishing for more than a quarter of a century as a tumble-down government-run hotel, the...

Vietnam Robert Tompkins

Looking out from Khai Dinh Masoleum, Hue, Vietnam.

Along the Perfume River

The author visits the royal mausoleums of Hue, along the broad, aptly named Perfume River which m...

Vietnam Samantha Coomber

Under the gate to Hue's Imperial City

Where are you heading? I asked a couple of backpackers in Hanoi. "We're off to see Hugh", they re...

Vietnam Graham Simmons

La Residence Hotel & Spa - once the residence of French Governor of Central Vietnam

A Tour of Stately Opulence

Where to stay when in Hue...

Vietnam Philip Spencer Drury

La Residence, Hue, Vietnam. Photo courtesy of La Residence and Spa, used with permission.

Louise Serfontein, Chef Extraordinaire

“What I like about Asian cuisine is that it is fresh and has good flavour without the kilojoule...

Vietnam Robert Tompkins

Incense sticks, Hué

The ghosts of emperors, concubines and eunuchs still people the imperial tombs of Vietnam's cultu...

Vietnam Philip Game

The Citadel is one of the main attractions of Hue. Here we are looking at one of the four gates of the Imperial City, inside the Citadel.

Driving Highway One: Hue

Return to Driving Highway One by Lisa Spivey

Vietnam Lisa Spivey

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The city of Hue, Vietnam was the old capital. The Perfume River winds thru town on one bank the o...

Vietnam James Murtaugh

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Act of Random Kindness!

Hue,2003. My wife and I are staying at the Saigon Morin Hotel. My favorite hotel in Vietnam. It i...

Vietnam James Murtaugh

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Good Morning Vietnam

Hue, Vietnam, early morning. The city wakes up...

Vietnam James Murtaugh

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Good Things Do Come In Small Packages: Hue: Monuments of an Ancient Capital

We all know that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but if you'll be carrying that book thr...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey

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Hue, May 2003. My wife and I are in the market. I buy a package of incense sticks. My wife asks w...

Vietnam James Murtaugh

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Dinner on the Perfume River

Hue, 2002. Tonight we are going to have dinner on a boat on the Perfume River. As we arrive at th...

Vietnam James Murtaugh

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