Part 1 Basics: getting there from Britain and Ireland; getting there from the USA and Canada; getting there from Australia and New Zealand; overland routes to USA; visas and red tape; insurance; health; information and maps; costs, money and banks; getting around; accommodation; eating and drinking; mail, telecommunications and media; opening hours and public holidays; festivals and religious events; shopping and souvenirs; police, crime and harassment; directory. Part 2 The guide. Part 3 Contexts: the historical framework; religion and beliefs; Vietnam's ethnic mosiac; music and theatre; environmental issues; books; Vietnam in the movies; language.
