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Ho Chi Minh Trail Vietnam, from soldier’s road to tourist highway

admin on 30 Nov 2009

HO CHI MINH HIGHWAY, Vietnam — If relentless American bombing didn’t get him, it would take a North Vietnamese soldier as long as six months to make the grueling trek down the jungled Ho Chi Minh Trail. Today, you speed along the same route at 60 mph, past peaceful hamlets and stunning mountain scenery.

The trail, […]

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Notre Dame Cathedral shines brightly in southern city, Vietnam

admin on 28 Sep 2009

Located in the heart of the city, Notre Dame Cathedral is a “must-see” place for travelers, Vietnamese and foreign alike, on their tours to Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City. The elegant and ancient church represents not only a religious work but an architectural masterpiece of immense cultural and historical value.
In the early years of its colonial […]

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