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Hương Phạm
Vietnam Travel Editor
Hương edits Nghê Prana's broader Vietnam coverage — itineraries, transport, region comparisons, when-to-visit calendars. She writes for travellers planning their first Vietnam trip and for repeat visitors deciding which province to base in next.
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Your Hội An Address Changed: A 2026 Guide to the New Ward Names for Booking, E-Visa and Taxis
On 1 July 2025 Hội An stopped being a city and was reorganised into Phường Hội An, Hội An Tây, Hội An Đông and Xã Tân Hiệp inside Đà Nẵng City. The practical 2026 guide to the new ward names: what to type on your e-visa, why Booking.com and your passport disagree, and what to tell a Grab driver — with one riverside hotel's old-to-new address as the worked example.
Da Nang Fireworks (DIFF 2026) from the Hội An Side: Full Schedule and the Quiet-Water Way to See It
The Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2026, theme "United Horizons") runs six Saturday nights from 30 May to 11 July 2026 with 10 teams. The verified night-by-night schedule, realistic transfer timing from the Thu Bồn riverside, and the case for day-tripping the fireworks from a quiet Hội An base instead of fighting the Đà Nẵng crowds.
Sa Huỳnh and Champa: What German Archaeologists Have Pieced Together About Hội An's 3,000-Year Pre-History
Twenty minutes by bicycle from the Old Town, a Vietnamese–German team excavated 108 pieces of 2,000-year-old gold jewelry at the Sa Huỳnh-culture cemetery of Lai Nghi. The Champa kingdom that followed, the rise of Faifo, and how the Thu Bồn river has been a trading spine for at least three millennia — synthesised from five Vietnamese sources and the German monograph that English-language guidebooks have missed.
Hoi An vs Da Nang in 2026: What Actually Changed When the Heritage Sites Merged
On 1 July 2025, Quảng Nam province was dissolved and merged into Đà Nẵng. Hội An became three wards. Mỹ Sơn moved with it. What this actually changes for visitors in 2026 — sourced from Tuổi Trẻ, VnExpress, Báo Đà Nẵng, and on-the-ground checks at the Old Town gates.
Hội An vs Ninh Bình for Wellness in 2026: Water, Karst, and Which One Your Body Needs
Vietnam's two big wellness destinations do very different things. Karst and herbal baths vs river and sleep. An honest comparison, written after many months in both, for the traveler choosing between them.