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FoodcriticRobynEckhardtssharesherknowledgeofVietnam'sgastronomicdelightsandplentyofnewadventureactivitiesarefeaturedintheupdatedLonelyPlanetguidetothispopulardestination.colorphotos;104maps.
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NickRayALondonerofsorts,NickharksfromWatford,thesortoftownthatmakesyouwanttotravel.Hestudiedhistoryandpoliticsatuniversity,whichcondemnedhimtobedrawntostrangeeventsinstrangeplacesacrosstheglobe.AfterstintswithLondonmagazinesandtourleadingincountriesasdiverseasVietnamandMorocco,hehookedupwithLonelyPlanetin1998andhasworkedonmorethan20titlesoverthefollowingyears.CambodiaishisbackyardandhehasworkedonseveraleditionsoftheCambodiaguide,aswellasSoutheastAsiaonashoestringandthatinternationalbestsellerCyclingVietnam,Laos&Cambodia.HeisalsohappyexploringtheneighbourhoodandhasworkedonLonelyPlanetguidescoveringVietnam,IndonesiaandThailand.SoutheastAsiamaybehome,butheisnotaversetomadmissionsinAfreekaandhasbeenknowntohangaroundintouristhotspotssuchasBurundiandtheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.WhennotexploringtheglobeforLonelyPlanet,Nickwritesarticlesforleadingmagazinesandnewspapers,includingTheSundayTimesandWanderlust,andleadsandlecturesontoursforleadingtravelcompaniesandinternationalorganisations.Healsoworksasalocationscoutandmanagerfortheworldoftelevisionandfilm,includingTombRaider,TwoBrothersandcountlessdocumentariesfortheBBC,DiscoveryandNationalGeographic.HecurrentlylivesinPhnomPenh,butisjustaslikelytobefoundinSiemReap,LuangPrabangorHoiAn,threeofhisfavouriteplacesintheregion.Todate,hehassampledthebeersofmorethan70countriesandonedayhopestohavetriedthemall.PrimusofRwandacomesinscarysizedbottlesandSalvaVidaofHondurashastobethebestnameforabeer,butitishardtobeatthecrispflavourofBeerLao,bestservedondraftonthebanksoftheMekonginVientiane.Favouritedestination:IthastobethebestoftheMekong
