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Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Quang Tri » Dong Ha July 20th 2006

No sooner had I fallen asleep, blind drunk, than I was woken by Deano in a panic as our bus was leaving in 15 minutes. Hauled myself out of bed and stumbled around the room, still pissed, trying to pack my things. Managed to catch it and proceeded to speak drunken gibberish to some poor Vietnamese guy sitting next to me. While I was ranting on about the lack of legroom and how the buses over here are built for the Vietnamese not us Westerners, he was looking at me blankly, obviously with no idea what the hell I was talking about! The bus journey was supposed to be 4 hours, so we were all looking forward to quite an easy ride. Unfortunately when we stopped for lunch our bus had a puncture so we were ... read more
Border crossing - bridge
Flagtower
Monument

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Quang Tri » Dong Ha May 16th 2006

We had a great day touring the old demilitarized zone. The sights themsleves needed quite a bit of imagination as there isn't much left of the old bunkers/military bases. But the guide we hired for the day was good fun and had loads of interesting tales to tell. He was only 17 at the time but his father had fought in the war for the south and he had picked up some stories from him. The highlight of the day was a tour round the old VC tunnels near Vinh Moc. We were also very glad we had opted to spend a few more pennies here and take a motorbike tour as we met some very unhappy travellers who had taken the bus tours and hated every minute of it. ... read more
Part of the HCM Trail
Old Tank
The old border between North and South

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Quang Tri » Dong Ha April 5th 2006

Went on a DMZ Tour by bus from Hue. Very long bus ride, crossed over the 17th Parallel into the former North Vietnam. Stopped for pictures. The Vinh Moc Tunnels were really cool. These tunnels were used by villagers (not VC) in the area to live in and hide from the bombings. The tour guide said that 17 babies were born during this time. Each family of 4 had a little nook for their room that was about 3 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Unlike the Cu Chi tunnels these were quite big and easy to maneuver (though they had been expanded to accommodate large Western tourists). The tunnels escape route leads right onto the beach. Passed the Doc Mieu Firebase and stopped to take pictures of the “Rockpile,” a large hill used by US ... read more
Bunker
Bridge 2
Monument




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