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Big Trip Destinations: Vietnam

Vietnam.

The very name conjours up images of jungle, of soldiers and of burning civilians.  However, while a dark period in it’s history that has undeniably left its mark on Vietnam, the country has so much more to offer the traveller in the way of culture, history and landscape.  It is not a place I have seen before for much more than a week here and there, so this time I’d like to delve deeper into the country, and see more of what it has to offer, in addition to some of the more “traditional” sites on the “banana pancake trail”.

  • Saigon: A rapidly moving city that is looking forward to the future more than its sister city, Hanoi in the north;
  • Chu Chi Tunnels: Demonstrating the lengths that the VC and the North Vietnamese Army went to during the conflict with the United States;
  • Mekong Delta: One of the worlds most diverse delta regions that even a nature luddite like myself can appreciate;
  • Hue: Former Imperial Capital and by all accounts one of the most stunning places in Asia to visit;
  • Halong Bay: Think Karsts. Think Sea. Think Junk boats meandering.  Then mulitply it by thousands, and you have Halong Bay;
  • Hoi An: Old world majesty in an asian setting.

Some of the above is probably crossed information on my part – my mind isnt functioning that well, given that it is 4 weeks until I leave and I keep wondering if it will all go well – but its a small list of what I’d like to see and experience while in the most enigmatic of countries within the region.