Vietnam Diaries – DMZ (Day 9)

Another day in this unbelievable country, another tour. In the words of Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer, ‘time to rock it from the Delta to the DMZ’! Hue lies about 2 hours south of the area once known as the Demilitarised Zone, during the Vietnam War. We take another breakfast in the glorious courtyard of […]

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Vietnam Diaries – Citadel (Day 8)

Today, we take on the hordes at the famous Citadel of Hue. Before that though, another sumptuous breakfast in the courtyard of the grand old lady. Beneath the shady trees, strategically perched within wafting distance of the pedestal fans. I’m still under dressed in tights and my t-shirt; other ladies drift through the buffet in […]

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Vietnam Diaries – Mekong (Day 3)

Early start. Picked up by Long, our tour guide for the day. Happy, chatty and funny. Almost absurdly so for this hour of the morning. He declares himself ‘Saigonese’ and answers every uncomfortable question we’ve been sitting on since we got here. Police corruption, government policies, propaganda – nothing is off limits. We ooze through […]

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