Vietnam Vacay Wardrobe Recap

I'm back! It feels great to sleep in my own bed again, but not sure it's good to be back. It was in the 80s when I left Vietnam and in the 70s when I left California; currently it's 19 degrees in New York and feels like 9.

For my Vietnam trip, my wardrobe criteria was:
- hand washable & relatively wrinkle-free, a 3 week vacation and I wanted to pack light
- versatile & layerable, the agenda was to start in the north and work our way down to south, meaning I needed clothes for a weather ranging from 60 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit
- plain & practical, when I'm on vacation I don't like to stand out too much and I think this is a well-accepted travel tip

So in a carry-on bag, I packed:

a pair of sunglasses



a oversized gray tissue tee
a pair of black shorts
a swimsuit


a reversible 4-in-1 tank, so handy
a pair of straight leg jeans, skinnys would not fly in the heat
Any time I needed a new shirt, I would (wash and) flip it around or inside out and ta da! I had black, pink, blue and green to choose from.



a black long sleeve shirt


a blue cropped cardigan, for in between weather



a hooded nylon jacket, for rainy & windy days
a hooded woven sweater, for chilly days
On the coldest day of my trip, I layered the two for extra warmth!



a dark blue jersey day/evening dress
I packed this just in case, and I'm glad I did because I had two occasions where I was asked to dress up at the last minue. Thanks for the heads up, Mom and Dad!
I don't have too many pictures in this dress because one event was was a Christmas Eve gala, where I got sick, so we had to leave early and the other was a 30-year reunion for my dad and his old friends.



a pair of nude jelly shoes
I ended up wearing everyday even though I packed a pair of flip flops. Being waterproof, they were perfect for beach and rain.

You might have noticed that I didn't have a handbag on me. Pickpocketing and theft in Vietnam is really high, especially for tourists, so for my trip I rotated between my pockets and a belt bag. And that, my friends, is what I wore on my Vietnam vacay!

I'll do a post later this week recapping my purchases. I will tell you now that I didn't have much time to shop, and pickins were kind of slim.