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Eating on your own has its benefits when travelling - like being able to get a table.

The 20 rules of eating in a foreign country

You may be a foodie at home, but here's how to be an expert eater when you're overseas too.

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Good Food. Terry Durack cooking cotechino and lentils at home. Photo: Edwina Pickles. 5th August 2013. TERRY DURACK
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Is coffee behind the buzz of this fast-moving city?

It's coffee, but not as you know it

In this caffeine-loving city, coffee is not as we know it.

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Nicola Graydon
Pham Ngu Lao, aka the backpacker district, Ho Chi Minh City.

Where to spend Christmas Day in Ho Chi Minh City?

I'm taking my children to meet my husband in Vietnam for Christmas. Where can we go for Christmas Day?

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The Shipping News: focus on Asia

Asia has long been a surprisingly overlooked cruise destination, but that has changed.

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BRIAN JOHNSTON
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Nha Trang

Six of the best: Chic Indochine retreats

Accessible by water only, the opulently rustic Six Senses is a tropical island hideaway like no other.

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Fairmont Banff Springs

Canada took my friend's breath away

I too have suffered breathlessness in Canada, but from too many pancakes with maple syrup.

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MICHAEL GEBICKI
Vietnam Airlines, economy class.

Flight test: Vietnam Airlines economy class

The Vietnamese are known for hospitality and warmth, but their airline doesn't reflect this.

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Walter Mason

Frequent Flyer: Walter Mason

Walter Mason is a writer, spiritual adventurer and author of Destination Cambodia and Destination Saigon.

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Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Official Language: Vietnamese
Electricity: Type A (or flat blade attachment plug) is an ungrounded plug with two flat parallel pins. Type C (or Europlug) is a two-wire plug that has two round pins. It fits into any socket that accepts 4.0 – 4.8 mm round contacts on 19 mm centres. Type F (also known as a Schuko plug) has two 4.8 mm round pins spaced 19 mm apart.
Exchange rate:

1 AUD = 15974.09 VND (Vietnamese dong)

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