“The Germans were very open and helpful”

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If you’ve seen those spinning round boats all over Vietnam… that’s the famous coconut boat (or “basket boat”) experience, usually done in the water coconut forests near Hoi An. 🌴 Local fishermen take you through the mangroves in these handmade bamboo boats, and if you’re lucky (and brave 😅), they’ll spin you around while blasting Vietnamese music… it’s part joyride, part cultural show. It’s one of those “only in Vietnam” moments I was so ready for… but Mother Nature had other plans. 🥲 With a

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