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By F.R. “Fritz” Nordengren

It’s another beautiful sunrise in the Mekong Delta. I know because we have agreed to get up early and watch the sun rise over the floating market here in Vinh Long from our hotel balconies.
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By Marcia Selva

This would be my third attempt to go to an island called Phu Quoc located southwest of Ho Chi Minh City between
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By Robert Reid
Fresh coffee, hill tribe overnights and a fake tank–just part of the charms of the Central Highland town, a step (or two) off the beaten path near Nha Trang.
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By Mike McCarthy
We were up early to make the trip from Danang to Phuoc Son.
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By Samantha Coomber
They caught my attention returning from the Central Highlands city of Dalat.
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By MyLien Nguyen
Da-Lat…. a little, tucked away, mountainous town of Viet Nam. It is the place where I always long to go back.
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Nha Trang has earned its place on Vietnam’s tourist mainline partly on merit and partly due to its location. Much has changed here since the days when the Chams knew the area as Eatrang, the “river of the reeds” and the city now supports a population approaching 300,000.

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Sapa Rhapsody

By Ian Stuart
Hmong, Tai and Red Zhao have lived in Vietnam’s North West since the 1700′s, when the nomads began arriving from China.
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By Samantha Coomber

The gateway to the mountains and hill tribes of North-east Vietnam begins with the inconspicuous Tran Quy Cap Station in Hanoi. Waiting for the night train, the cramped city terminal is standing room only, packed with Vietnamese families armed with mountains of bags and international backpackers resembling turtles.
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By Pham Thanh Long
History of the name “Halong”
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