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Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 2: Highway 1 & Vinh Moc Tunnels
Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 2: Highway 1 & Vinh Moc Tunnels

Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 2: Highway 1 & Vinh Moc Tunnels

After the morning portion of the tour and a lackluster lunch our tour guide made sure that everyone was back on the van so that we could promptly leave at 2:15 p.m. for the afternoon portion of the tour. We…

Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 1: Ho Chi Minh Trail, Highway 9 & Khe Sanh Combat Base
Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 1: Ho Chi Minh Trail, Highway 9 & Khe Sanh Combat Base

Vietnam – DMZ Tour – Part 1: Ho Chi Minh Trail, Highway 9 & Khe Sanh Combat Base

A Brief History of the DMZ In 1954, the French military was defeated by the Vietnamese at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, resulting in their withdrawal from the region. Following the French War, the Geneva Accords temporarily divided Vietnam…

Vietnam – My Son Sanctuary – UNESCO Site
Vietnam – My Son Sanctuary – UNESCO Site

Vietnam – My Son Sanctuary – UNESCO Site

The first UNESCO site that I was able to visit in Vietnam in 2014 was the My Son Sanctuary. At approximately 5:00 a.m. I got picked up outside my hotel by a tour van that was already filled with people.…

NYC – Lower Manhattan Walking Tour
NYC – Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

NYC – Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

Once we returned from the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, I suggested that we take a nice leisurely walk up Broadway. In the past, I was in a graduate school course where we took a walking tour with a…

NYC – Ferry Tour – Liberty & Ellis Islands
NYC – Ferry Tour – Liberty & Ellis Islands

NYC – Ferry Tour – Liberty & Ellis Islands

A Brief History of the Statue of Liberty Surrounding the southern tip of Manhattan are a number of smaller islands within the New York Harbor that have significant cultural and historical connections to local and American history. Liberty Island is…

Long Island City, NYC – P.S. 1 & Then Some
Long Island City, NYC – P.S. 1 & Then Some

Long Island City, NYC – P.S. 1 & Then Some

P.S. 1 is a contemporary art museum located in Long Island City, Queens, NYC, NY. The museum has been affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) since 2000. The building contains exhibits by some of the most progressive emerging…

Southeast Asia Travel Itinerary – Summer 2014
Southeast Asia Travel Itinerary – Summer 2014

Southeast Asia Travel Itinerary – Summer 2014

Southeast Asia Travel Itinerary – Summer 2014 Day 0 – July 3 & 4 – Flights from NYC,NY to Osaka, Japan; and the connecting flight to Taipei, Taiwan & Overnight Layover Day 1 – July 5 – Ho Chi Minh City…

Vietnam – Cao Dai Temple
Vietnam – Cao Dai Temple

Vietnam – Cao Dai Temple

The second destination of the Cu Chi Tunnels tour brought our group to the Cao Dai Temple in the Tay Ninh province. We spent over an hour walking around the property and also had the opportunity to observe the 12:00…

Vietnam – Disabled War Victims Crafts Cooperative
Vietnam – Disabled War Victims Crafts Cooperative

Vietnam – Disabled War Victims Crafts Cooperative

On the way to the Cu Chi Tunnels our tour group a number of stops before reaching  our final destination. Our first stop brought us to a disabled war victims crafts cooperative. Workers produce polished wooden artwork of all kinds that…

Dalat, Vietnam – Part 4 – Church Tour
Dalat, Vietnam – Part 4 – Church Tour

Dalat, Vietnam – Part 4 – Church Tour

Dalat – Church Hunting Against the Clock As Thanh and I were riding around Dalat I noticed that there were number of interesting looking Roman Catholic churches. If I had the time I would have liked to stop and take some photographs,…