Vietnam
This is the only destination on this list I stated as a country, not a city, because there are so many wonderful group tours, many of which are semi-independent, that take you from the northern city of Hanoi to the southern city of Saigon, with Ha Long Bay and towns along the Mekong River along the way. While that may not necessarily make it a DIY solo trip, it does make planning—especially if you want to visit magnificent hard-to-reach caves and floating cities—loads easier.
But tour or no tour, Vietnam topped many “best solo travel destination lists” in 2017 and 2018 for its safety and photogenicism. (See what I did there? Sorry not sorry.)
New York Times writer Alexandra E. Petri, formerly of National Geographic, cites it as her favorite solo destination for food. “At the end of each day, I’d anticipate waking up to cups of Vietnamese coffee and afternoons searching for bánh xèo (turmeric-spiced pancakes), bò lúc lắc (shaking beef), or cao lầu (a simple dish of noodles, pork, and greens from Hội An).” Notice that none of these are too well-known Stateside—and there’s so much more where these came from.
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