|  Staggering natural beauty, including the World Heritage
wonder of Halong Bay; the virgin rainforests of the
mountainous north; the white sands of Nah Trang; the
cool tranquility of Dalat; and the awesome expanses
of the Mekong and Red River Deltas.
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 Vietnam is now regarded as the SAFEST destination
in South-east Asia. See the section on ‘Safe Vietnam’.
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|  Vietnam is still CHEAP by Western standards. This
applies to the wonderful Vietnamese food, accommodation
and even the top quality tailor-made customised clothes
in Hoi An.
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 Vietnam is still ‘in its natural state’ – raw, vibrant,
uninhibited. To the frustration of some travellers, Vietnam
is not yet ‘Americanised’ like Thailand, Japan, South
Korea and Singapore. You won’t like everything you see,
but you’ll know it’s authentic Asia |
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 The warm, friendly people who can’t stop smiling.
And nowhere in the world are the kids cuter or friendlier. |
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 Its cities from the teeming vibrancy of Ho Chi Minh
City, to the more conservative Hanoi with its ‘Old Quarter’,
and the colonial charm of Hoi An and Dalat. |
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 An amazing mixture of diverse cultural, ethnic and
religious traditions – Chinese, Viet, Champa, Khmer, Confucian,
Christian, Buddhist, Taoist and 54 different ethnic minorities
living in harmony. |
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 The sites of the 30 years of a war which demonstrated
the power of an indomitable will over modern technology. |
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 The legacy of the 20th century’s most underrated leader,
Ho Chi Minh and the apparent contradiction of a Communist
political system working productively with an expanding
Free Enterprise economy. |
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 The relics of a splendid imperial history, especially
in Hue and Hoi An. |
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