Tag: practical
8 articles tagged this way.
- Vietnamese dress codes — temples, business, beach, daily
Cover your shoulders and knees for temples. Smart casual for business. Bikinis at beach resorts only. The practical Vietnamese dress-code map.
practical · Updated 2026-05-21 - If you lose your passport in Vietnam
Day-by-day what to do — police report, embassy emergency travel document, Vietnamese exit-stamp transfer, and how to actually leave the country.
practical · Updated 2026-05-21 - Packing for Vietnam by season — monsoon vs dry
The two-list packing breakdown — what to pack for the dry season, what changes for the monsoon, and the four items that go in both lists.
practical · Updated 2026-05-21 - Notarisation and document services in Vietnam
Where to get translations notarised, when you need it, what it costs, and the foreigner-specific gotchas — especially for visa, marriage, and property paperwork.
practical · Updated 2026-05-21 - Photography rules in Vietnam — temples, military sites, and people
Where photography is restricted, where it's welcome, the etiquette of photographing strangers, and the rules around drones, military areas, and ethnic-minority villages.
practical · Updated 2026-05-21 - Sending and receiving mail in Vietnam
Vietnamese post, EMS, J&T, GHN, GHTK and the international couriers — how to actually send a parcel home, receive one from abroad, and avoid the customs traps.
practical · Updated 2026-05-21 - Public toilets in Vietnam — what to expect and where to find one
Squat vs Western, what to carry (toilet paper isn't guaranteed), the standard small-fee public toilets at parks, and the malls / cafés that are reliable foreigner-friendly stops.
practical · Updated 2026-05-21 - Tipping in Vietnam — when, where, and how much
Tipping is not traditional in Vietnam, but tourist zones have changed expectations. Honest read on where tipping is expected, where it's welcome, and where it's actively rude.
practical · Updated 2026-05-21