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There are no plastic seat trays, no cramped leg muscles and, most of all, no fear-of-flying tremors. Instead, passengers are cocooned within wood-paneled cabins lit with brass lamps. A plush dining ...

There's a certain kind of tranquility that only mountain towns can inspire, and the market town of Sapa in Northern Vietnam is no exception. In this highland escape five hours (nine by train) from ...