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TASTES OF HOI AN DESTINATIONS VIETNAM
Vietnam
WHERE ON EARTH
VEN THOUGH IT IS JUST HALF
an hour by road from the modern
city of Da Nang on Vietnam’s eastern
coast, Hoi An moves at a different
pace. Once upon a time the most
important trading hub in Southeast
EAsia, the riverside town had become
a neglected backwater until UNESCO recognized its
historic significance in 1999. Now Hoi An’s narrow
lanes, atmospheric buildings and romantic waterfront
setting are the basis of a different economy — tourism.
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