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December 11th 2009

Published: January 12th 2010

“The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well.” - Phillip R. Slocum We almost didn't go to Vietnam. We were told by several fellow travelers that the touts are unrelenting, the roads are beyond repair, and the food is terrible. Having been there I wonder what these people were smoking cause it just ain't true. The touts can't hold a candle to the tuk-tuk drivers off Khao ... Read Full Entry

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Caodai Great Temple

Wasn't there a scene like this in "Empire Strikes Back?"

Caodai Great Temple

Looks like an ordinary patch of grass, right?

Wrong! If you fell in here I think you'd quickly get the point.

Looks like an ordinary termite mound, right?

Wrong! The hole at the bottom is actually an air hole for the tunnels underneth. They would put uniforms off dead Americans in the holes so the dogs couldn't sniff them out.

"Don't shoot! I surender!"

Kevin monkeying around

This is known as the "Armpit Trap." Somehow I don't think it tickles.

Our guide demonstrating the "Front Door Trap"

Wanna shoot an AK?

Cu Chi Tunnels. Not made for our wide shoulders.

Artisan

That's one big pile of Dragon Fruit

Floating market

This is how they advertise what they sell

Best pineapple ever!!

Floating market

How are we going to fit under that bridge?

Lower the roof, that's how!

14th January 2010

Sydney
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I'm back in classes, but am trying to read through the blog in between translating Talmud. It's about as much fun as the time you guys are having in India! Love you! Syd

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