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June 15th 2012
Published: September 30th 2012
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Our first impressions of Vietnam were not favourable. We’d taken a by now customary six hour bus journey, this time from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). We arrived in mid-afternoon, in the pouring rain. When it pours in the tropics, it really does pour, like a million buckets of rain being emptied at once. Unfortunately, the Cambodian bus drivers could not tell us where precisely we we... Read Full Entry



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Ambush!Ambush!
Ambush!

At Cu Chi tunnels. Notice how narrow the tunnel entrance is.
Tank inspectionTank inspection
Tank inspection

It's not often one can climb all over and inside a tank.
The firing rangeThe firing range
The firing range

Pretty boring really. The reality must have been terrifying.
The enlarged tunnelThe enlarged tunnel
The enlarged tunnel

For Western tourists. It was still pretty tight in places though!
Hmmm, don't think I'll go swimming todayHmmm, don't think I'll go swimming today
Hmmm, don't think I'll go swimming today

Weird weather at Mui Ne. Picture taken moments after a coconut landed next to Ben.
Summer Palace exteriorSummer Palace exterior
Summer Palace exterior

Summer residence fo Vietnam's last emperor, Bao Dai, who was ultimately exiled in France.
Downtown Da LatDowntown Da Lat
Downtown Da Lat

Da Lat is welcomingly green.
Da Lat delusionsDa Lat delusions
Da Lat delusions

We never really got to the bottom of this...
Flower Park sculptureFlower Park sculpture
Flower Park sculpture

More misplaced architecture in the background
Country scene in the Flower ParkCountry scene in the Flower Park
Country scene in the Flower Park

A surprisingly spectacular place
Shopping in Da LatShopping in Da Lat
Shopping in Da Lat

Da Lat wine for sale. It's drinkable, at least when you haven't had wine for months.
We made it!We made it!
We made it!

With David, our friend from Galicia, Spain. Only half the height of Mount Kinabalu, and one tenth of the difficulty. But still higher than Ben Nevis, and the second highest on our travels, we think.



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