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Mekong Delta, Vietnam

June 2006
Ho Chi Minh City, and surrounding regions
posted by daybeed

Vietnam is not the vacation for those who demand comfort. The food is ... bad and the air-conditioning is...nonexistent.

That being said, aside from getting there Vietnam is an extremely cheap place to travel. You can get a safe, clean room for maybe $5 U.S. per night. Some meals you can get for less than half that price.

Also, at least for people my age, there's really a lot to learn. History books all talked about World War 2 and then just stopped, leaving most people who are now in their twenties knowing almost nothing about Vietnam or Korea.

The only thing I knew before going there was what great uncles had told me that I hadn't listened to. After seeing everything I saw there, I now really want to hear their stories and to see their pictures.

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