i just ended a 1 month awesome trip throughout vietnam, i want to share my experience to you guys if you ever visit that part of the world which i believe is good enough to be there and spend your money.

Vietnam visa: (AS A TRAVELER, I STRONGLY ADVICE YOU TO ARRANGE BEFORE HEADING TO VIETNAM), it is a bit more complicated compare to neighboring laos and or cambodia, for those countries i have got my visa at the land borders while for vietnam you must Pre arrange your visa beforehand, i was heading tO the land border with vietnam from laos and i got refused to back to laos because i didnt arrange the vietnam visa before departure, i went back to Vientiane, laos and then applied my visa through a company ( Vietnam visa | Visa to Vietnam | Vietnam visa on arrival | vietnam visa application ) and i got my visa in 1 working days, paid 10$ for the visa letter as they called + 45 $ for the stamping fee upon the arrival.

places to visit: I personally loved ho chi minh city, its a city i called the New York of the Vietnam, its more developed, its more vibrant and nights are always crazy if you are into a bit more of party.
i went to mekond delta area, visited my tho, ben tre and cai be and experienced home stay.

Beaches: i liked Phu quoc island, more than commercially famous Nha trang.
Dalat: a nice city to be for 1 or 2 nights
Hue and Hoi an: ancient vietnam on a showstring.. liked them actually
Hanoi: my guide book explained it as a little Paris, and actually its true, the traffic gem is so high in Hanoi and crossing the streets are a bit tricky, i just follow the locals whenever i was about to cross the streets.

Halong bay: very lovely bay with more than 1000 limestome rising up from throughout the bay, just pay attention which cruise you choose to go with, i personally, choose one that really forgot the cruise name and really made me disappointing. the prices for cursing is extremely vary from 45 to up to 800 $, try a bit more of research and choose the one that meets your expectations.

Sapa: its all about trekking, i liked it as well, i spend 2 night home stay plus trekking with same company i went to mekong delta.