With more than 500 restaurants, Hoi An is a foodie paradise. So, naturally it was one of my favorite stops so far! 

We ate our faces off (and even tried our hand at cooking a few Vietnamese favorites!), but saved enough time between meals to have some clothes made (a ridiculous story coming soon to a blog near you), visit the My Son temples and celebrate New Year's Eve with some crazy kids from around the globe. 

At night, Hoi An comes alive in color, illuminated by hundreds and hundreds of colorful paper lanterns. The city is known for the beautiful decorations, found hanging from trees, strung over streets and spilling out of night market stalls. It's quite magical.

Since we were there over the New Year holiday (our New Year, that is. The Vietnamese celebrate Tet, the Chinese New Year, which is in early February this year), there were even more lights to check out at night, including dragons and turtles along the river. 

There's a reason most people say Hoi An is their favorite stop in Vietnam! It is not to be missed.