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Tunneling into the deepest recesses of Hell: Cu Chi
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 13 June 2010
Descending into the black, airless, and stiflingly hot tunnels at Cu Chi is like climbing into a filthy, claustrophobic coffin—movement is severely restrained, all is dark, you cannot breathe. Continuing deeper is like moving from one circle of hell to … Continue reading →Tunneling into the deepest recesses of Hell: Cu Chi is a post from: Nilikuta Shani
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Củ Chi Warfare.
Blog: Barefoot Inked - 11 April 2010
An afternoon visit to the Củ Chi tunnels was another harsh reality check about the horrendous nature of warfare in general. Besides the fact that Củ Chi tunnels have really turned into a bit of a sick theme park for tourists – if you ignore all of the ridiculous souvenirs and badly built statues showing soldiers sitting in [...]
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The Cu Chi Tunnels & the Disneyfication of the Vietnam War
Blog: To China... and Beyond! - 13 January 2010
After almost two weeks in Vietnam, our triptoday to the Cu Chi Tunnels outside Saigon was the first time we visited a site connected to the Vietnam War. In the 1960s, the tunnels were a key defense for Viet Cong fighting the U.S. in South Vietnam. Tthe area was the site of intense battles [...]
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Cu Chi Tunnels
Blog: The Heather Report - 8 January 2010
Happy New Year! We rang in 2010 with dinner at Huong Lai, a restaurant in Saigon that employs and trains former homeless kids as waiters and kitchen staff. The food was great and the staff extremely attentive and respectful! The kids are learning English and they all spoke it quite well!
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Củ Chi Tunnels
Blog: Where is Rob? - 19 November 2009
While me going traveling was about 40% just one day deciding that this was what I wanted to do. There were a few countries and places that I had always wanted to visit that were the catalysts for me actually wanting to go explore the world in the first place. The Củ Chi tunnels in Vietnam was one of these places. I doubt Ollie can even remember the conversation we had upon his return to the UK [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Top Sites in Vietnam
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 31 October 2009
Vietnam has some amazing sites to see. It is one of our favorite countries that we have ever visited. We spent 30 days in Vietnam and it was barely enough time to see everything that this diverse nation has to offer. From great natural wonders to fantastic shopping, mountain adventures and chilling beach life, Vietnam has something to offer for everyone.
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Cu Chi Tunnels of Vietnam
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 5 August 2009
The Cu Chi Tunnels are a must see destination. During the War it was the major battleground. All of those old war movies that you watched where the US soldier ran after a rebel in the jungle only to have him disappear in plain sight...well a visit to the Cu Chi tunnels explains all that.
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Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 27 June 2009
The VC (Viet Cong) used tunnels as an immensely powerful tactic against the Americans in the war. The tunnels were used to hide in, sneak up on the enemy, retreat through, transport food and supplies etc.The network is quite amazing, and often ran very close to American controlled areas. Exits with hidden trap doors were [...]
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