101 Amazing Things to Do in Vietnam: Vietnam Travel Guide (Saigon Travel Guide, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi Travel Guide, D)

A bit short but not bad

Vietnamese society is an interesting blend of modern and traditional. Rural areas areknown to be more traditional than big cities, hence it is appropriate to dressmodestly in rural areas as well as in temples, museums and historical heritage sites.It is worth noting that in Vietnam, pointing at something or somebody with yourfinger is considered impolite, as well as touching people, especially on the headVietnamese society is very respectful of its elders and while nobody would say athing in any circumstance, it is again appropriate to respect elderly people, help themcross the street and keep your voice low when talking to them.Finally, ask to the person you want to take a picture of if it’s okay to do so.

I bought this anticipating it would be full of wonderful pictures of Vietnam. Instead I I received a small booklet with no author listed except "copyright 2018 101 Amazing things". It feels to me like it has been written by an early version of AI, and most of the content is "gosh gaw, filler sentances" followed by one sentence with an almost passing statement about what you may want to see.No organisation in terms of geographical location, North, south, east, west - who would know without googling each location.Upon carefully checking the reviews (after the purchase - yes my fault for not reading them before hand), it seems there are a handful of similarly disappointed people like myself, and a number of reviews which (realistically) talk about how wonderful Vietnam itself is, but do little to express the quality of the book(let) purchased.

Very few pages, no photos.

Just a collection of vague things the traveller could do in Vietnam - much better content is out there in books or online. No images or maps or anything useful in this book. And the things that are selected as things to do can be quite odd. The very first thing in the book is about going somewhere to get clothes made for you. Why would that be the first thing? Is that the best thing that Vietnam has to offer? It's a strange choice for pick of the bunch and seems very disrespectful to the Vietnamese people to me.