Southeast Asian Coffee Culture
Coffee has been grown and consumed in Southeast Asia since the late seventeenth century and since then each country in the region has developed a different way of drinking their favourite bean.
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Vietnam
Nha Trang – Vietnam’s Coastal Jewel
Vietnam has 2,000 miles of coastline, much of it underdeveloped in the way of tourism, though heavily populated with traditional fishing villages and towns.
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Top Five Ho Chi Minh City
Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City was renamed for the revolutionary leader who oversaw a communist victory during the Vietnam War.
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Top Five Hanoi
Vietnam’s capital city, Hanoi, has a long extensive history, having recently celebrated its 1000th birthday in 2010. While it has since been eclipsed by Ho Chi Minh City in terms of size, Hanoi remains Vietnam’s most interesting and beautiful major city.
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Trekking the Golden Triangle
Trekking in Northern Thailand is well established on the tourist itinerary and as such is both well organised and over-crowded. Northern Laos offers similar experiences with fewer tourists, although of course numbers are now on the rise as the lure of tranquil landscapes and remote hill tribe cultures works its magic on the traveller circuit.
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