Food tour specialist Globetrotting Gourmet’s Revolutionary Cuisine & Culinary Revelry food tour of Hanoi is set to run Dec 29-Jan 5, 2014, priced from US$3,850 (S$4,886).

The New Year's itenary includes a cooking class, pho tasting, plus dinner at a bia hoi eatery (with an adjoining the brewery offering craft brews). Plus, lots of cultural activities such as a tour of Hanoi’s old quarter as well as a trip out to the more rural villages to check out craft work and local teatime treats like green bean cake.