elephant trekkn'

follow the ho chi minh trail! (central highlands,kontum, hoi an, hue)

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May 12th 2007
ruairi and i set off on a 5 day, 4 night highlands tour with dong (the dude that took us on the river cruise). it was a private tour, just us 2, dong, and huan the driver. it was bloody nice to get off the tourist track and into the jungle and mountains! the first day we stopped to see the area where the americans sprayed agent orange during the war. the affect of which is still prevalent on the ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more