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베트남 다낭 도착 4일차~ 다낭 노보텔 호텔 체크 아웃후 드디어 고대하고 기대하던 세계 최고의 럭셔리 리조트 인터컨티넨탈 다낭 선 페닌술라 호텔로 ~ 비가 부슬부슬 와서 제발 비야 그쳐라 했는데 결국 비가 오는 바람에 호텔측에서 이메일이 왔는데  산 입구에서 택시는 못 올라가고  호텔측에서 셔틀을 보내줄테니  셔틀...
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2024년 여름 Maui 마우이 여행후기
드디어 마우이 여행 후기를 씁니다. (3개 숙박 호텔 후기 > 여행후기 > 호텔비교), 다녀온지 이틀도 안되었는데요, 후기 쓰고 싶을 만큼 너무 기억에 많이 남고, 또 갈 생각을 오는 내내 계속해서 돌아왔습니다. 개인적으로도 필요하고, 또 다녀오실분들 위해서도 함께 나눕니다.
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베트남 다낭 3일차~  베트남 호이안 올드타운 구경하기! 다행히 비가 개어서 호이안올드타운으로 입성할수 있어서 다행이었어요~ 호이안 올드타운은 다낭시내에서 1 시간  좀 넘게 떨어진곳으로 15세기 이래 동서양 문화가 공존하는곳으로 유네스코 세계 문화 유산에 등재되어있다고 합니다~ 소원배타고 소원촛불을 강가에 띄우는곳으로 유명하기도 하고 베트남 전통 의상인 아오자이를 입고 사진...
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베트남 다낭 여행기 3탄 – 로컬체험기- 미슐랭 맛집 ” 안토이”, 다낭 한시장 쇼핑, 로컬 반미 맛집, 콩스파
베트남 다낭 여행기 3탄 – 로컬 체험! 미리미리 다낭 도깨비 카페에서 공부해서 찾은 로컬 식당 미슐랭 맛집, ” 안토이” 에서 저녁을 먹기로~ 예약 안받아 5시즘 일찍 갔더니 사람이 다행히 많지 않았어요. 평소에는 엄청 줄서서 기다리는 유명 맛집! 외관이 이렇게 노란 색, 베트남은 노랑색 지붕 외관이...
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