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A complete guide to Vietnamese chocolate from a resident's perspective. It covers comparisons of 7 brands—MAROU, Pheva, Alluvia, T-BROS, BINON—flavor differences across 6 cacao-producing areas, 4 places to buy, and routes to obtain it in Japan.

A complete guide to tours for enjoying the Mekong Delta, a popular sightseeing area in southern Vietnam. We sort out the differences between classic routes and recommended plans, how to choose between locally departing tours and advance booking, price ranges, and points to note, laying out clearly the key points of Mekong Delta sightseeing so even first-timers can avoid mistakes.

The Mekong Delta is a vast water region in southern Vietnam where the Mekong River splits into many branches and pours into the sea. Floating markets, orchards, and canal cruises through palm groves take the lead, visited from Ho Chi Minh City as a day trip to a several-day circuit. It's a region where you can feel "life on the water" firsthand. This page covers everything from the town's overall picture...

Ben Tre is the "coconut kingdom" located in the eastern Mekong Delta. Amid scenery woven from a sea of palm groves and canals, you can enjoy coconut-candy making and canal cruises by small boat — a plain water-region town. It can be visited even as a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City. This page covers everything from the town's overall picture...