Journey of Life

From the First Indo-China War, it was a long history. Back then in 1955, Vietnam was involved in the Second Indochina War that lasted almost 19 years. It is much towards the Communist alliances backed by the Russians in the north and by the Americans and their alliances in the south. Vietnamese referred to it as the war against America. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong soldiers as hiding spots during combat, as well as providing communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous North Vietnamese fighters. The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American forces and helped to counter the growing American military effort. ~ Wikipedia Today, we visited one of the most prominent open-air war museums, the tunnels of Củ Chi. Approximately 60 kilometers outside the city of Saigon, we arrived at the site after two hours. Upon arrival, we were briefed about the Viet Cong base camp. Then, we were div...

Hey, everyone!! It's time for us to share our moment while travelling to Vietnam. We've been alternating in visiting between East Asia and other parts of the world for the past years. It all started when I was traveling alone to Egypt for a company business trip in 2008. Since then, I have been contemplating planning for a holiday circulating the continents each year. The best part was we had covered this French-colonized country from the south to the north, visiting its three cities, Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, and Hanoi. It was midday when we were outbound to Ho Chi Minh City; our Vietnam Airlines flight arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport almost 2 hours later. After settling down with the necessities at the airport, VietnamDrive took us to the Sanouva hotel in District 1. It's located downtown and in the middle of a shopping paradise for locals and tourists. It's only a 5-minute walk to the infamous Ben Thanh market. The hotel check-in was a breeze, and ...