A 'souvenir' booby trap

Cu chi, Cu chi, Cong

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May 1st 2008
New mozzie bites: hmm 4 I think New friends made: 1 german women travelling alone, three Danish girls on their way to Cambodia and an English woman moaning about the heat (no that wasn't me!) AK47's fired: none! Back on the 'air con' bus which I swear is only about two degrees cooler than outside and on to the Cu Chi tunnels. This place holds massive significance for the southern Vietname ... 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