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Sitting down for lunch with foodie and SecretEATS guru, Gregory Zeleny, The Watermark uncovers the culinary delights of Central Vietnam.

‘I’m a huge food and wine lover,’ says Gregory Zeleny, one of Hoi An’s resident foodies. Indeed whilst there are a huge number of activities to do around Central Vietnam, from playing golf, at one of five golf courses, to photography tours with Emmy winning photographers, sometimes the best days are spent relaxing at restaurants and coffee shops. 

And that’s exactly what we’re doing today at Rosie’s... read more

Known affectionally by locals and westerns as ‘The Granola Guy’, Londoner Peter spent a year travelling around the world before settling down in Hoi An and introducing his popular breakfast snack to Central Vietnam.

Wedding Planner&Celebrant Nadine Ziegeldorf on how to plan the perfect day here in the city of lanterns and the extraordinary transformation she has witnessed in her twenty-five years living in Vietnam.

Hanging on the walls of The Watermark, Hoi An Beach Hotel, are intriguing portraits of Hoi An locals and other Vietnamese people. These are the work of photographers and intrepid explorers Alden and Trinh. Alden’s career has taken him from the film sets of epic blockbusters and now to the remotest corners of Vietnam whilst Trinh’s life in a small border town near Laos and Cambodia has made her curious about her homeland.

Music man, MC and all-round nice guy Justin Colon tells us about the best places to go out in Hoi An, his life as a revolutionary ‘digital nomad’ and the surprising number of Vegan-friendly options available in town.