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Vinpearl Land (Island Week 5)

Friday, 1st October 2010 by

The coastal Vietnamese city of Nha Trang is a well-known and well-traveled tourist destination. It is blessed with all the natural beauty a resort town could hope for: beautiful white sand beaches, crystal-clear water, and a bay full of unspoilt limestone islands. And then there’s Vinpearl Land. Nha Trang’s role as the default vacation capital of Vietnam developed over several centuries. Under French colonial rule, dignitaries living in the region…

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