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Tag: Vietnam

  • Destination: Vietnam

    Official Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam Established: 2 September 1945 (Independence from France),  2 July 1976 (Reunification) Population: 96,208,984 (2019 census) Religion: 73.7% No religion, 14.9% Buddhism, 8.5% Christianity Language(s): Vietnamese Capital: Hanoi Order of Visit: Fifty Fourth  First Visit: 16 July 2016 Last Visit: 21 July 2016  Duration: 6 Days Visit Highlights: Cu Chi tunnels,…

  • World Trip 2016: Day 13 Ho Chi Ming City to Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    Thursday 21 July 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights: Apricot Lounge Access, Tuk Tuk ride to Riverbank Phnom Penh Today was light on for activities as the main objective was to leave Vietnam and head for Cambodia.  Hotel checkout was noon and other than breakfast I stayed in my room updating my journal and uploading Facebook…

  • World Trip 2016: Day 12 Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam

    Wednesday 20 July 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights:  Cu Chi tunnels, final fitting for suits, Rex Hotel, Ben Thanh Market The major highlight today was a trip to the Cu Chi tunnels which took us around 1.5 hours to get to.  The trip there and back was made a little easier by the bus having…

  • World Trip 2016: Day 11 Hanoi to Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam

    Tuesday 19 July 2016. Photos and Videos. Highlights: Getting fitted for Tailored Suits, The War Remnants Museum, Cyclo Tour of Ho Chi Ming City. It was an early morning, or supposed to be, to ensure we made our 9.55 flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Ming City. However my alarm didn’t work luckily my sub-conscious alerted me…

  • World Trip 2016: Day 10 Halong Bay and Hanoi, Vietnam 

    Monday 18 July 2016. Photos and Videos. Highlights: Hang Sung Sot Caves, Hoa Lo Prison (aka Hanoi Hilton),  Cyclo (Rickshaw) tour, Water Puppet Show Waking up after a good nights sleep on the ocean with an air-conditioned room the sights I saw at 6 am made we wonder why I spend so much time in office…