By Cindy Fan
(CNN) — Diverse. Unique. Memorable.
These words reflect the people of Vietnam but they can also describe the country’s countless beaches. Long and narrow, Vietnam boasts 2,140 miles of coastline — and that doesn’t include its many islands.
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Sunsets and somnambulation in a jungle-cloaked idyll
By Cindy Fan
Chances are that once you’ve flopped into the hammock on Phu Quoc Island, you’ll have forgotten you’re in Vietnam. The country of 96 million people is more famous for metropolises and motorbikes than tropical idylls. However, Vietnam’s largest island boasts incredible beaches including the aptly named Long Beach. Read on…
Bun bo in Vietnam
In Vietnam, the police are universally reviled. Get stopped on the road by a cop and you’ll be losing a lot of money that day. The police are to be avoided, tiptoed around, and if you’re unlucky and are pulled over, you definitely don’t draw their ire because that “fine” could always be much worse.
This story was published in Roads & Kingdoms – click link to read it there Read on…