Yes, I’m an Expat. No, I Don’t Want You to Visit Me.

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I’m aware, of course, that Vietnam is quite the exotic location for most travelers. UNESCO World Heritage sites Ha Long Bay and Hoi An are permanent bucket list items for anyone considering Vietnam as a holiday destination. I was one of those travelers, wowed by how fundamentally different this messy-beautiful and chaoticly mesmerizing Asian country is from Australia.