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Tour Day 12: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)
7 Feburary, 2024 Hi everyone, Today we got an early start to get to the Cu Chi tunnels, a network of underground tunnels created and used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, which is known as the American war in Vietnam. The tunnels provided a space to hide or mount surprise attacks during…
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Tour Day 11: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)
6 Feburary, 2024 Chuc Mung Nam Moi! (Happy New Year)! Tet is right around the corner and everywhere you look are decorations and people preparing for the New Year. Our tour guide says we hit Vietnam at just the right time as we get to see all of the great decor and experience some of…
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Tour Day 9 & 10: Ha Long Bay/Hanoi
4 and 5 February, 2024 Hello everyone, We started Sunday heading to the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum where Ho Chi Minh’s body remains embalmed and open to the public. Lots of Vietnamese go to see him and at times the wait can be up to two hours even though the line keeps moving (they don’t…
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Tour Day 8: Luang Prabang/Hanoi
3 February, 2024 Xin chào everyone, (hello in Vietnamese), We spent our last morning in Laos taking a silk weaving class at the Ock Pop Tok Center. “Ock Pop Tok” means “East meets West” and it was founded in 2000 by a woman from Laos and a woman from England. It started with five weavers,…
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