There’s something about the slow pace of the town and its almost fairy tale-like setting that made me want to sink back into the place and linger for days on end even though I still had the rest of northern Vietnam left to discover.
Hoi An may not have a huge reputation as a beach town, but it actually has two really nice beaches to choose from! If you’re willing to hop on a bike and cycle a few kilometres, you can reach An Bang Beach (located 3 kilometres north of the city) or Cua Dai Beach (located 5 kilometres east of the city).
Hoi An happens to be a really cute place and you’ll notice this while you’re still in the outskirts of town. The curved roofs and brightly painted walls just ooze hundreds of years worth of history. Plus get this, there are speakers along the streets in the historic centre of town which play soft instrumental music – it feels like you are in a movie!