Vietnam

Delight sounds the same in every language. That’s what Shantel Wetherall learned while bird-watching for the first time overseas in Vietnam.

As dusk starts to descend on Hanoi, the Old Quarter Market comes to life. This fresh food market has a tradition of opening twice a day.

With 11 years of tourism under his belt, Intrepid leader San Tao understands you can’t fight change – you have to change with it.

Vietnamese coffee culture is unlike that of anywhere else in the world. The French brought it over, but Vietnam quickly forged its own creative path. 

A relative newcomer, Intrepid leader Huyen Nguyen believes that positivity and passion for her country and its culture is the secret.

In the village of Van Phuc, textile artists with disabilities are preserving traditional art forms and saving the planet while making cool t-shirts with scraps of discarded fabric.