🇮🇹 Italy or 🇻🇳 Vietnam
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Italy leads on cities and getting around. Vietnam leads on value for money, nature and the sea.
A normal day costs about $170 in Italy and $70 in Vietnam.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsMar to Apr, Oct to Nov
- $170A normal day$70
- 2h 35m to RomeNonstop from London12h to Hanoi
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is long
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidThe north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoons
Pick by what you want
🇮🇹 Choose Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
🇻🇳 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.
Full Italy guide →Full Vietnam guide →
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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.