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Our bumper gay travel mentor to Vietnam has everything LGBTQ travelers need to know including the country's top gay scenes, finest things to do, homosexual tours, safety tips, and more.
Motorbikes, lush beaches, motorbikes, limestone karsts, motorbikes, ridiculously tasty food, more motorbikes, rice terraces… and did we mention the motorbikes?
That's our takeaway of Vietnam summed up in one sentence. We fell in love with Vietnam and think it's such a rewarding destination for lgbtq+ travelers, offering a vibrant gay scene in Saigon, a wealth of cultural history to discover, instinctive wonders like the remarkable limestone karsts of Halong Bay, and one of the best cuisines in all of Asia. The Vietnamese people will also charm the pants off you – smart, savvy, charming, super energetic, and can't give a flying monkey's whether you're linear or gay!
Oh and the part about motorbikes? They're everywhere! Almost everyone in the country uses one, which makes crossing the road in big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City an experience in itself!
We spent a month traveling in Vietnam, starting in the south in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), working our way north to Hanoi (the
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Hanoi – the charming capital of Vietnam – is a city lost in time but quickly discovery its queer feet.
Everywhere you look, French, Chinese and Communist influences are observable markers of Hanoi’s layers of history, but today Hanoi is one capital racing forward into the future with boutique hotels, hipster hang-outs and concealed coffee shops cropping up almost daily.
While the traffic is still some of the worst we possess seen in the society, travelers to Hanoi will fall in love with this eclectic mix of old and new, where you can spend the day exploring local markets and temples before sipping sunset cocktails in a high-rise sky bar then dancing the night away.
Not only is Hanoi getting a cosmopolitan facelift, but there is a raising rainbow in Vietnam as the government has rapidly changed its attitudes toward the LGBT community from condemnation a decade ago to today, allowing pride parades, gay weddings, the right to change legal gender and gay and lesbians serve
Hanoi’s nightlife is always charming and mysterious. You can choose to walk around Hoan Kiem Lake, hold a coffee with friends or visit some shopping centers. But if you want something more vigorous, drop in some same-sex attracted bars and experience a completely strange version of Hanoi.
Since Vietnamese people had a more open-minded view towards the LGBT community, there have been lots of LGBT-friendly activities and services pleasing not only locals but also expats from different countries. Among them, clubs and bars for gays may be the most accepted and developing ones. Recently, some regulations about overnight bars in Hanoi contain been imposed, which is good news for those who want to discover a place to chill out until dawn.
The gay bars in Hanoi below are nice suggestions to enjoy an interesting part of Hanoi nightlife.
1. GC Bar
Known as one of the most famous and long-standing same-sex attracted bars in Hanoi, GC Bar attracts many locals and foreigners by its occult decoration style with black and red as main colors. Besides, vacuum is commodious and there’s also a pool table serving at any time.
GC Bar is crowded at Fridays and Saturdays’ nights. Both gay and woman loving woman visitors are welcome.
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