News highlights for April 13, 2023
Cua Van fishing village among the 16 best coastal towns The view of Cua Van fishing village in Ha Long Bay. Photo: wyndhamhalong.com The floating fishermen’s village of Cua Van in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is among the world’s 16 nicest coastal towns, according to the US magazine Travel + Leisure. Surrounded by the mountains of Ha Long Bay, the only-floating village is home to some 700 fishermen born and living on anchored houseboats. The village has become an attractive destination for a unique lifestyle with friendly locals, romantic seascapes, fisherman’s folks, and fishing activities. The 15 other most popular coastal towns in the list of Travel + Leisure include Polperro (the UK), Saint George’s (Bermuda Islands), Manarola (Italy), Camden (Maine, USA), Kotor (Montenegro), Lunenburg (Canada), Sidi Bou Said (Tunisia), Cadaqués (Spain), Ilulissat (Greenland), Oia (Greece), Paternoster (South Africa), Rovinj (Croatia), Reine (Norway), Port Fairy (Aus