New Year’s Eve here in Hoi An, a 4-hour dive from Hue through mountains and along the sea. Lots of water buffalo and rice paddies.
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We stop at China Beach, famous recreational spot for US soldiers on leave during the war. The sand is golden and clean, the surf boiling with breakers – a surfer’s dream.
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Hoi An is a beautifully preserved city – a combination of French, Vietnamese, and Chinese architecture, lots of bright colors, verandas, and tropical flowers. It is a city where one can get cheap custom made clothing and shoes done within a day or two. Of course one must be carefully measured and return for fittings.
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We ring in the New Year with the group – the streets are packed with tourists.

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