Dead reckoning

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THIS SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRY IS FINALLY GETTING THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES, 50 YEARS AFTER THE END OF THE WAR. FROM FEASTING IN IMPERIAL CITIES TO HIKING MISTY MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WITH INDIGENOUS TRIBES AND SLOWING DOWN ON SUBTROPICAL BEACHES, VIETNAM’S BREADTH OF ATTRACTIONS IS HARD TO BEAT. VISITOR NUMBERS ARE GROWING, AND THERE’S STILL MUCH TO DISCOVER