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Page 1: Emeraude Classic Cruises featured in The Travel and Leisure Magazine Summer 2012

tlmthe travel & leisure magazine

summer 2012 £3.50

www.tlm-magazine.co.uk

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Page 2: Emeraude Classic Cruises featured in The Travel and Leisure Magazine Summer 2012

As my kayak quietly glided through the lime-stone formations of Vietnam’s Halong Bay,only monkey calls from amongst the pinkginger trees broke the silence. My oarbrushed through crystal-clear water, skim-ming fans of colourful coral under the sur-

face, as we explored the ancient UNESCO WorldHeritage-listed site.

This peaceful kayak cruise was a direct contrast to thebuzzing sea of motorbikes and chattering crowds thathad greeted me on arrival at frenetic, fragrant and fasci-nating Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam, once shorthand for war, is fast-becomingone of Asia’s rising stars and a new direct air servicefrom Vietnam Airlines is making it more accessible forUK tourists. While Thailand charms with its popularbeaches and neighbouring Laos and Cambodia attractintrepid backpackers, Vietnam offers a taste of Commu-nist South East Asia with a touch of comfort.

Vietnam’s troubled and varied past has left a uniquelegacy of architecture, culture and cuisine.

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Rising starSynonymous with conflict until relatively recently, Vietnam is undergoing rapid modernisation andis now one of South-East Asia’s fastest-growing tourism hotspots. But, as Amy Watkinsdiscovered, visitors can still easily find timeless echoes of its distant past besides vestiges of war,frenetic cities and unspoilt natural beauty

off the beaten track n vietnam

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