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demanding too much of life,
which seems to come from their
past hardships. Now they are
becoming their own nation
and a beautiful country that
is ideal for tourists. They are
so proud of their heritage and
it’s just fascinating to immerse
yourself within it.
We learnt so much when
we saw the underground
tunnels of Cu Chi in Ho Chi
Minh City, part of a huge
network of tunnels built for
the war. There’s basically an
entire city made up of tunnels
underground, and during the
war they were all living under
there. It’s mind-blowing to
think how they possibly did
that as the tunnels are so tiny.
We went through one tunnel
that was so small you couldn’t
even crawl, you had to slide.
Ho Chi Minh City is a real
buzzing city lined with food
stalls and filled with mopeds
whizzing around everywhere.
The controlled chaos is such
a unique experience – quite
mind-blowing when you come
from Australia! We weren’t
quite brave enough to go on
a moped, but we learnt that the
best way to cross the street is
to cross slowly and make eye
contact to indicate that they
should drive past you, rather
than trying to run across. >‘It ’s the
perfect pla ce
to travel to
with an open
mind, as it
can be quite a
culture shock
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