Cu Chi tunnels, Cu Chi province, Vietnam

The entrance down into the tunnel area

October 19th 2017
Hi readers We had another early start today but this was a private tour with just the 4 of us, a guide and a driver. We learnt many things from this young man about the life he and his family have been through since the war of Vietnam ended. They are southern Vietnamese and after the war the north took over the country after the US and allied troupe left. The south Vietnam people were made to s ... 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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Jo Sharman

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Bryan and I are enjoying our travels around the world as many countries as possible as the years go by. Not yet retired we only get to go once a year and see as much of an area as possible and meet the locals and learn their customs. Having not blogged much before the countries previously we travelled to are, Fiji 3 times which we love, cruised many South Pacific Islands, RV around New Zealand both Islands was a blast for nearly 4 weeks, Dubai was an over load of the senses after spending some time around Kenya, Thailand for our honeymoon was fantastic, PNG Islands was an educational historic ... full info

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