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Hanoi, in Vietnam, is the most affordable city to visit this summer, a survey by TripAdvisor has found.

A night out in Vietnam's capital will cost two people a reasonable £91.70 on average, the travel website said. The value for money only comes however, if you can afford the flight to get there, which can cost upwards of £700.

In comparison, London was the most expensive and knocked Oslo off the top spot with an average spend of £311.80 for two people all-in for one night.

Trip Advisor’s annual TripIndex Cities survey compares the cost of an evening out, including an overnight stay, at 48 tourist cities.

To determine which locations could be considered the most affordable, it calculated the typical costs for two people to enjoy a cocktail at a five star hotel, a meal out, two taxis to and from the airport, and an overnight stay for two in a four star hotel between June and August.

Cancun, in Mexico, was found to be the best value for drinks, with a pre-dinner vodka martini for two averaging out at £2.02. But head to Paris and you can expect to pay 15 times that amount, the survey found.

1. Hanoi, Vietnam
A meal for two with wine, two cocktails, two taxis to the airport and a one night stay in a four star hotel came in at: £91.70

2, Jakarta, Indonesia
A meal for two with wine, two cocktails, two taxis to the airport and a one night stay in a four star hotel came in at: £95.01

3. Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
A meal for two with wine, two cocktails, two taxis to the airport and a one night stay in a four star hotel came in at: £95.66

4.Bangkok, Thailand
A meal for two with wine, two cocktails, two taxis to the airport and a one night stay in a four star hotel came in at: £97.23

5. Sofia, Bulgaria
A meal for two with wine, two cocktails, two taxis to the airport and a one night stay in a four star hotel came in at: £112.49

6. Cape Town, South Africa
A meal for two with wine, two cocktails, two taxis to the airport and a one night stay in a four star hotel came in at: £114.20

7.Mumbai, India
A meal for two with wine, two cocktails, two taxis to the airport and a one night stay in a four star hotel came in at: £114.36

8. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A meal for two with wine, two cocktails, two taxis to the airport and a one night stay in a four star hotel came in at: £117.30

9. Prague, Czech Republic
A meal for two with wine, two cocktails, two taxis to the airport and a one night stay in a four star hotel came in at: £118.53

10. Budapest, Hungary
A meal for two with wine, two cocktails, two taxis to the airport and a one night stay in a four star hotel came in at: £120.09

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L’amour est mort. Monday morning authorities began clearing Paris’s Pont des Arts bridge of hundreds of thousands of “love-locks” placed there by couples looking to demonstrate their eternal connection in the form of heavy padlocks clinging for dear life to a manmade structure.


In June of last year, the Pont des Arts partially collapsed, causing city officials to start wondering if this love thing was really worth preserving. Time and again, activists demanded that the silly tradition cease, as it made one small part of Paris ugly (which is unacceptable)—but love stops for no one and the locks kept piling on.

Now, the locks are no’mour. “We will remove nearly one million padlocks, or 45 tons,” city official Bruno Julliard told the AFP. Here’s to the breaking of the unbreakable bond of love:
Love Removed From France as Officials Clear Locks from Paris Bridge

Love had a good run. Remember this day.

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