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Truc Lam Pagoda and Cable Car Dalat

10/03/2017

Crazy Houses, Waterfalls and a Giant Bottle of Wine: Mui Ne and Da Lat

Mui Ne We knew we wanted to go from Saigon up to Da Lat, because it was on the Top Gear Vietnam special, and originally planned to head from Da Lat up to Nha Trang. We changed our minds after mentioning it to people travelling from north Vietnam to south; out of ten people, nine of them would say ‘do… Continue reading

South East Asia 2017, Travel

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Truc Lam Pagoda and Cable Car Dalat

Crazy Houses, Waterfalls and a Giant Bottle of Wine: Mui Ne and Da Lat