UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Up the coast, 3 of Vietnam’s UNESCO World Heritage Websites cluster in proximity. Hoi An, an outdated sleepy river city, famed for its tailoring, pretty pagodas, a Japanese bridge and fairly French Quarter is a colonial gem. Nearby, My Son Sanctuary, with its ruins of spectacular Hindu temples and royalty grounds, is the capital of the traditional Champa Kingdom. Set on the Fragrance River, imperial Hue, the once-capital of Vietnam and home to emperors of the past, boasts an historic citadel with ornate pagodas, royal tombs and a Forbidden Metropolis.
As we climbed onboard the battered …