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Qui Nhon

Samantha Cruz | Editor

Published on 2025-09-18

Stepping off your floating apartment into Qui Nhon feels a bit like discovering that your favorite secret beach town somehow got tangled up with a history documentary-a mashup that's deceptively laid-back and genuinely intriguing. You've probably never heard locals boast about their city much, and that's precisely Qui Nhon's charm: an understated coastal gem blending stretches of almost-too-perfect beaches (Ky Co Beach, we're looking at you) with enough ancient Champa temples to remind you that, yes, civilizations thrived spectacularly here long before your floating condo docked. For centuries, this sleepy seaside enclave was a vital stopover on Asian maritime trade routes-think of it as the quirky, cultured cousin overshadowed by flashy Hanoi and bustling Ho Chi Minh. Now's your chance to stroll pristine sands without throngs of Instagrammers in your camera frame, sample fresh-off-the-boat seafood sold without hype, and marvel at 800-year-old towers built when Notre Dame in Paris was considered modern architecture. So hop on a scooter if you're brave (or a bicycle if your travel insurance rep is reading), grab a chilled local beer, and let Qui Nhon remind you why you abandoned generic itineraries in the first place.