Vietnam can be a confusing and overwhelming place if you just arrived. If you plan a trip to Vietnam, and it is your fist time in Vietnam, you might want to make sure you have a place to sleep. To find cheap hotels and guest houses is not really a problem in Vietnam. But booking in advance can be. Many of the smaller place do not have their own website. This list of budget hotels and guest houses in Vietnam might be helpful. Even if you plan to look for accommodation once you are in-country, sometimes it is a good idea to book at least your first nights accommodation ahead and arrive knowing you have a place to go to.
All hotels and guest houses can be booked online.

Thirty years after the end of the war, the incredibly resilient nation of Vietnam, and the Vietnamese people, is beginning to emerge from the shadows - from www.Sticky-Rice.com.

Vietnam is a country deeply scarred by war and yet its outlook is forgiving and forward—looking. Its people believe last century’s occupations, battles and political influences have enriched the nation.

It’s not been long since Vietnamese art established its ground in the past century. With the Ecole De Beaux Arts opening its doors to local students some 70 years back, began the slow diffusion of Vietnamese art into the local scenario. However, the cultural inception of Vietnamese art goes back much further. When the first lessons in line drawing, anatomy, and landscape painting were offered in the first half of the 20th century, art students began to make use of the rich cultural and religious background to bring new flavor to their work. Village huts, farmers, and daily life formed the themes of the paintings. The tradition of lacquer and silk paintings had already begun very early and were used in temple decorations. The French colonial period saw a rise in the number of students taking to painting. These upcoming artists possessed sufficient skill but lacked the means to display them to perfection. However, the scenario has undergone a sea change today with modern artists executing their abilities combining traditional and innovative styles.