🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on nature and value for money. Spain leads on cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇪🇸 Spain
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $70A normal day$145
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London2h 30m to Madrid
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇻🇳 Choose Vietnam if
you want the best street food in Asia on the smallest budget, and you do not mind a long thin country that takes time to cross.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Vietnam guide →Full Spain guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.