About the journal
A love letter to a city by the sea
Just in Nha Trang introduces the city to visitors from around the world through photography, local stories, food and culture. No packages, no booking engine: just a well-made guide.
Nha Trang Bay on arrival, with a faint rainbow. Photo: bvi4092, CC BY 2.0
Our mission
Help people see Nha Trang the way it sees itself.
Nha Trang is one of Vietnam's best-known coastal cities, and also one of its most misunderstood. Many guides stop at the beach and the island tours. We think the real reason to come is everything around them: a fishing culture that still sets the city's clock, a thousand-year-old Cham temple that is still in use, and a food scene built on what came in on the boats that morning.
Just in Nha Trang is a destination journal. We publish guides to places, dishes, traditions and neighbourhoods, along with stories about everyday life here. Everything is written in plain English for international travellers, with a Vietnamese edition planned.
This site is an early edition. Some articles are sample editorial pieces and are marked as such until their practical details have been checked on the ground.
How we work
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Local first
We write about the city the way people who live here use it: the morning markets, the noodle stalls that are busy at six, the quiet beaches people go to on Sunday.
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Honest by default
Nobody pays to appear in our guides. When we name a hotel or resort, it is because it helps you understand an area, and we say so.
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Slow travel
Nha Trang rewards a few extra days. We would rather help you spend a morning well than tick off ten sights in an afternoon.
What you will find here
- 01DestinationsWhere to go in Nha Trang, Vietnam: the city beach, Po Nagar Cham towers, Hon Chong, Long Son Pagoda, the islands of Nha Trang Bay and more.
- 02FoodThe local food of Nha Trang, Vietnam: bun cha ca, banh can, nem nuong, bun sua jellyfish noodles and the seafood the coast is known for.
- 03CultureFestivals, traditions and local heritage in Nha Trang: Cham culture at Po Nagar, basket boats, the whale worship of fishing villages, bird nest harvesting and Tet.
- 04PeopleLocal stories from Nha Trang, Vietnam: fishermen at dawn, market mornings, island villages, early swimmers and the street vendors who feed the city.
- 05ResortsAn editorial guide to where to stay in Nha Trang: Tran Phu seafront, Ninh Van Bay, Bai Dai and Cam Ranh, and Doc Let beach. Inspiration only, not a booking service.
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