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Photos: Da Lat (Vietnam)

Mon, 17 May 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

the city of "eternal spring"
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Photos: Bong Son (Vietnam)

Mon, 17 May 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Quy Nhon (Vietnam)

Mon, 17 May 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

where I was born & lived the first few years of my life...
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Photos: Nha Trang (Vietnam)

Mon, 17 May 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

ranked internatioanlly for its beach
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Photos: Mekong Delta (Vietnam)

Mon, 17 May 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Cu Chi Tunnel (Vietnam)

Mon, 17 May 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

The tunnel the North Vietnamese lived in for 20 years during the war...
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Photos: Saigon (Vietnam)

Mon, 17 May 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

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On war, struggle, and saying goodbye...

Sun, 16 May 2010 | By colleen_finn | Views [2154]

My last official day at the orphanage was Friday, but I couldn't stay away. After meeting with a new friend on Saturday, I introduced her to the kids who have stolen my heart. Today, I returned to the orphanage alone to say my goodbyes. When it was ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, voluntourism

Photos: Saigon

Sat, 15 May 2010 | By genebi | Photo Gallery

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A birthday in Vietnam...

Thu, 13 May 2010 | By colleen_finn | Views [1962]

Yesterday was my birthday. The day started by taking the bus to the Ky Quang temple/orphanage, which is more Vegas than Vietnam in its appearance. The temple was built to appear as though it was carved into a mountain of rocks, with huge fake boulders ... Read more >

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In to the Hills and down to the Bay

Wed, 12 May 2010 | By jennye23 | Views [636] | Comments [1]

Sapa - Descending into the mountains via very luxurious night train did not prepare us for hard core trek from the mountain town Sapa into the hill tribe villages, but the effort was worth it for amazing views of mountains and all the hundreds of rice ... Read more >

War remnants...

Tue, 11 May 2010 | By colleen_finn | Views [1060]

As I mentioned before, the orphanage where I am volunteering is privately run by a Buddhist organization in a fully functional Buddhist temple (Ky Quang). Government orphanages are available here, but they are very crowded; as a result, children in ... Read more >

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Photos: Vietnam: Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh and the Mekong Delta

Tue, 11 May 2010 | By pommie51 | Photo Gallery

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Vietnam and charlie in the twee...

Tue, 11 May 2010 | By pommie51 | Views [675] | Comments [3]

After a tiring day on the bus we arrived in Hoi An around 6:30pm and were pleasantly surprised to find a very quaint, French styled village filled with little restaurants and bars and hundreds of tailors, shoe makers and clothes shops. That night ... Read more >

Beware dog lovers...

Sun, 9 May 2010 | By colleen_finn | Views [1550] | Comments [4]

Dog lovers, beware. You may want to skip this post. Okay, well don't say I didn't warn you. But in the vein of "when in Rome," I experienced my first taste of a local delicacy: dog meat. Yes, really. Trust me, I felt more skittish about ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, food & eating

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