As prices in Europe soar, Brits are looking further afield for seaside properties. So where’s best?

As prices in Europe soar, where should Brits be buying abroad? - at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.

Vietnam, say Rick Mayo Smith and Peter Ryder. It's intensely beautiful, culturally compelling and very, very cheap.

After centuries of strife, the future's looking very bright indeed for Vietnam, reckon Mayo Smith and Ryder of Indochina Capital, writing in the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report - and that's especially true of tourism and property. First, consider the geography. The 500km Central Coast of Vietnam has one of the longest and most beautiful stretches of beach in Asia, it's close to breathtaking mountains and tropical forests that are now protected national parks, and it has an extraordinary cultural heritage. (The Central Coast boasts three UNESCO World Heritage sites and is the closest beach location to the stunning ancient temple complex at Angkor Wat.)

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