Da Nang, Vietnam, is TripAdvisor's top emerging destination for 2014

[n2doc]

Da Nang, Vietnam, and Wildwood, N.J., lead the pack of TripAdvisor's more than 50 "destinations on the rise" in 2014.

The website's Traveler's Choice Awards in this category reflect "unheralded destinations across the globe that are receiving rave reviews from travelers worldwide," chief marketing officer Barbara Messing said in a statement released Tuesday.

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http://www.latimes.com/travel/california/la-trb-trip-advisor-top-rising-destinations-20141202-story.html

[TexasTowelie]

1. So Bangkok has fallen down the list for pedophiles?

I sincerely hope that it is a beautiful city to visit, but I wouldn't be surprised if people were going there for other reasons.

[Art_from_Ark]

9. Da Nang was a major US air base during the Vietnam War

I would imagine that at least some of the interest in the city as a tourist is connected to that in some way.

[mentalsolstice]

2. Wow, my husband was stationed @ Cam Ranh Bay

He has said many times he would like to go back.

[rug]

3. In 45 years it will be Benghazi.

[elias49]

4. New Jersey? Seriously? nt

[Corgigal]

14. Wildwood in a quaint place

I was just visiting there a few summers ago. If you ever get over that way, stop and look. Not to mention Cape May New Jersey, which is beautiful.

It ain't Newark.

[lastlib]

5. In 1968, it was the top destination of choice for the U.S. Army.........

plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose..........

[pinboy3niner]

6. When soldiers said "FTA!" they didn't mean Fun, Travel and Adventure

[blackcrowflies]

7. caves

There are amazing caves newly discovered in Vietnam.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Where's my passport??!

Wait... I can drive to New Jersey. I did spend a long weekend in Cape May, New Jersey, once. It was lovely...

[malthaussen]

10. Oh, those Wildwood days...

No song I can think of directly mentions Da Nang, but this should do:

-- Mal

[Aristus]

11. A deep-water port in the tropics was bound to become a tourist destination sooner or later.

I'm sure cruise ships will be lining up soon.

Someone once wrote: "Only a fool or an idiot would want to have a war in a country as beautiful as Vietnam."

[mainer]

12. It is a beautiful place. Much of Vietnam is a paradise.

Gorgeous beaches, jungles, caves, and many undiscovered species. Affordable, friendly, low crime rates.
Not to mention some of the best food in the world.

Your #1 fear there is getting killed in traffic. And a few mosquito-borne viruses.

[adirondacker]

13. Interesting 15 minute motorbike tour of De Nang...