We arrived into Da Nang airport on Friday midday and had our hotel pick us up for the forty-five minute drive down to Hoi An. Both Da Nang and Hoi An are on the ocean so it was a beautiful drive and we got to see the numerous resorts that are currently in the process of being built between the two cities. Pretty soon, there will be a Le Meridian, a Hyatt Regency and a ton of fancy local resorts open on this stretch of road that used to be referred to as China Beach. Da Nang and Hoi An, and the beaches in between, were all places of R&R for the U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam war and it is easy to tell why. It's a gorgeous, white sandy coastline! Apparently the Vietnamese government is
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