Long Hung church...

Or whats left of it - Now kept as a memorial...

November 29th 2007
After having read up on the area and finding out that it was the sight of some of the heaviest battles during the war. We decided that today we would go to the demilitarization zone. (DMZ) Our hotel arranged for a taxi to pick us up and show us the points of interest. So off we went to the Vinh Moc Tunnels. Along the way we stopped see: Long Hung Catholic Church A dilapida ... 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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"SPENDING THE KIDS INHERITANCE" Well thats what the kids accuse us of - so, (Skid & Skim) ski/daddy and ski/mummy are doing just that..... 2 Brits off around the world on August 19th 2007 and don't they just hate us for it!!!! No! - They think it's great that a couple of oldies have got the guts to go backpacking for 12 months. We are no strangers to travelling and have already experienced white water rafting in Colorado, "Skim" has also been brave enough to do a bungee jump. OK we are in our 50s, but it doesn't mean we are going to sit back and wait to die. Life is for l... full info

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