BOONE is the most obvious northern base for exploring the mountains; the town itself holds little of interest, though as home to the Appalachian State University it does have a life of its own. On campus, just off Hwy-321, the small ...
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Central Vietnam's dominant port and its fourth largest city, Da Nang harbours few sights beyond the exceptional Cham Museum, but is an unexpectedly amiable place and a major transport hub with air connections as well as road and rail links. In...
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FRASERBURGH is a large and fairly severe-looking town in the same vein as Peterhead, although its economy still relies on fishing alone. At the northern tip of the town, an eighteenth-century lighthouse protrudes from the top of sixteenth-century ...
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