We were in Hoi An in 2019 for three months and while I found the old town to be pretty touristy, it was still nice enough to visit a couple of times. But the areas over by the beach? God, those were hideous.
We actually stayed a kilometer outside of town literally on the door step of some rice fields. We got to observe almost an entire cycle of the rice growing and that was very special.
As for Ba Na hills, I didn't realize so much forest had been destroyed, which is terrible. But I found Ba Na fascinating. Not for the historical part, but for what it had to say about modern Vietnam.
We were in Hoi An in 2019 for three months and while I found the old town to be pretty touristy, it was still nice enough to visit a couple of times. But the areas over by the beach? God, those were hideous.
We actually stayed a kilometer outside of town literally on the door step of some rice fields. We got to observe almost an entire cycle of the rice growing and that was very special.
As for Ba Na hills, I didn't realize so much forest had been destroyed, which is terrible. But I found Ba Na fascinating. Not for the historical part, but for what it had to say about modern Vietnam.