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Jul 27, 2025

Ho Chi Minh City’s unwelcoming airport bus

The airport bus from Ho Chi Minh City's new airport terminal is a confusing, slow, and unwelcoming experience. This lack of coordination for a simple bus service does not bode well for transport links to the future second airport.

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

+3+3

Jul 20, 2025

Improving bus services between Da Nang and Hoi An

Da Nang and Hoi An are now the same city as part of Vietnam's provincial mergers of 2025. With the merger, the new city should promote the current bus connection, improve bus stations, and start an airport and railway station bus service to Hoi An.

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

+2+2

Jun 15, 2025

Vietnam's most provincial international beach city

Quy Nhon trip report (2025 edition). A review of apartment and hotel towers under construction, the resort project that will be connected to the city by cable car, the abandoned Japanese-themed new urban area, and prospects for the city with the future high-speed railway.

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

+2+2

Jun 01, 2025

Da Nang construction update – 2025 edition

Da Nang and Hoi An to join forces, Japan’s Aeon Mall, Robert De Niro’s waiting (for his hotel to be built), the riverfront apartment boom, the resort coast, and would you still love Da Nang if the beach were gone?

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

+2+2

May 18, 2025

Tan Cang Station (HCMC Metro): Pedestrian access and future interchange

A review of the pedestrian access and interchange infrastructure of Tan Cang Station on Line 1 of the HCMC Metro, and avoiding the interchange mistakes of the Hanoi Metro

James Clark

Da LatDa Lat

+2+2

May 11, 2025

Da Lat construction and transport report

Da Lat (Central Highlands of Vietnam), featuring a new international hotel, the greenhouse problem, the old Governor’s Palace, build too big and ask for permission later, an old military airport that would make a great park, international flights, and the proposed railway restoration.

James Clark

Vung TauVung Tau

+2+2

Apr 27, 2025

Vung Tau: The future beach district of Ho Chi Minh City

Vung Tau construction report, featuring the proposed merger of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province into Ho Chi Minh City, Front Beach projects, Back Beach redevelopment, and updates on proposed urban and inter-provincial railways.

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

+2+2

Jan 19, 2025

Ho Chi Minh City construction report

The HCMC Metro and Transport Oriented Development, the many boxy blue towers, Saigon is getting a Nobu, the Thu Thiem New Urban Area is showing signs of life, and bridges update

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

+2+2

Dec 18, 2024

Hue construction and transport report

Wandering with cows in abandoned new urban areas, a new megamall, how the high-speed rail will make Hue and Danang commuter cities, and the case of the proposed tramway

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

+3+3

Nov 21, 2024

Hoi An/Quang Nam province construction report (2024)

Visiting the new urban areas, abandoned resorts, ghost towns, and haunted castles of the Hoi An-Danang resort coast.

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

+2+2

Oct 30, 2024

Hanoi Metro Report (2024): Review of Line 3 and Line 2A

A review of the two metro lines of Hanoi, including the separate ticketing systems, lack of planning for future interchanges, and an overview of what lines are planned next for construction.

James Clark

Dong HoiDong Hoi

+2+2

Aug 05, 2024

Dong Hoi construction update – 2024 edition

Dong Hoi is the capital of Quang Binh Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. The city aspires to be a major tourism destination, but many high-profile construction projects remain unfinished. This construction report is from my visit in August 2024.

James Clark