LAOS
lots of borders

http://www.laos.co.uk/

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/laos/transport/getting-there-away

interesting china / vietnam interaction
http://www.orientexpat.com/forum/10962-politics-in-laos/

Vienna coffee houses

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/austria/vienna/6930839/Viennas-coffee-houses-cafes-in-a-class-of-their-own.html