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The Peekin' Duckling dish at Mango Rooms.

Best spots for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Hoi An, Vietnam

Vietnam's top flavours include vibrant turmeric, drip coffee served on ice with sweet condensed milk, and a not-for-tourists duck dish.

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Hillside villa pool deck.

Vietnam's new hidden hotspot set to lure luxury travellers

Never heard of Quy Nhon, on Vietnam's south central coastline? That's about to change.

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Vespa adventures.

A heart-stopping Vespa ride through a crazy Asian city

Zoom around with the locals and then chow down on the best Vietnamese pancake in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Sheriden Rhodes
The Racha: a red dragonfruit-based drink at one of the coolest nightspots in Saigon.

Best spots for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Saigon, Vietnam

From beef pho to banh mi to braised frogs in congee - Saigon offers a flavour feast.

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The astounding rock formations of Thien Duong (Paradise Cave) in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park.

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The Phong Nha area boasts arguably the best cave adventures in the world.

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Vietnamese food is nearly always delightful.

The key to finding the best street food in Vietnam

When hungry in Vietnam it pays to go with the flow - and the pho.

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Tra Su Bird Sanctuary offers some tranquillity in Vietnam.

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Forget motorbikes: Another way to see Saigon

Turn a potentially daunting city tour of chaotic Saigon into a fun fling with motoring nostalgia.

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Ethereal landscape meets bustling food markets; this former French colony is an exotic destination that taps all the senses. Tranquil beauty lingers from jade-coloured waters to soaring limestone islands in the north, majestical wonder surrounds old imperial palaces and bluey hill-tops around Hue, giving way to multi-storey department stores, mega-coffee houses and endless bustle of traffic in the big city life of Ho Chi Minh.

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Ethereal landscape meets bustling food markets; this former French colony is an exotic destination that taps all the senses. Tranquil beauty lingers from jade-coloured waters to soaring limestone islands in the north, majestical wonder surrounds old imperial palaces and bluey hill-tops around Hue, giving way to multi-storey department stores, mega-coffee houses and endless bustle of traffic in the big city life of Ho Chi Minh.

Population: 89 million
Capital: Hanoi
Official Language: Vietnamese
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