Our guide making us laugh; Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam

October 31st 2006
I was looking forward to today as we were heading for the notorious Chu Chi Tunnels. On our way to the tunnels we first stopped at a temple that practiced the religion Cao Dai. Here we learned a bit about Cao Dai, which is an amalgamation of nationalism, mysticism and oriental beliefs; namely Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. I guess if you can't actually make up your mind which religion you ... read more

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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

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Samantha Sparke

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My name is Sammi. I left work in September 2006 to pursue my life long dream of travelling the world and it has exceeded all my expectations so far. If you fancy reading some of my blogs which include, Africa and South East Asia, New Zealand and a bit of Australia (so far), then please do. As of today (4/05/07) my broken foot is all but healed and I am currently heading up the east coat of Australia and I've just left Fraiser Island, which was utterly amazing! I finish travelling in Cairns on May 23rd and head to Singapore before going home :( This has been the most amazing year of my life. ... full info

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