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Ho Chi Minh's residence, Hanoi.

A day visiting Uncle Ho and my new Hanoi family

David Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448]

One morning I woke up and decided to pay my respects to Ho Chi Minh, the revered father of modern Vietnam. By the day's end, I took away more treasures from the people of Hanoi.

Destinations: Hanoi | Vietnam
Topics: Culture | Travel | People | 20th Century History | Traditions | War & Conflict
Front cover for Warrior Odyssey

Book review: Warrior Odyssey - Antonio Graceffo

David Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to set off on a quest around Asia, researching and discovering lesser-known and rare martial arts along the way? Read about the experiences of Antonio Graceffo in his latest book, Warrior Odyssey.

Destinations: Burma | Indochina | Vietnam | Hong Kong | Korea, S | Taiwan | China | Cambodia | Laos | Thailand | Philippines
Topics: Travel | Adventure | 20th Century History | Martial Arts | Culture | People | Working Abroad | War & Conflict
Recipients of a calf displaying their newest member of the family.

Over the Moon for Orange Cows: Easing the Plight of Vietnamese Farmers

David Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448]

For civilians in Quang Loi commune, any addition to their family that alleviates the hardships of the atrocities committed during the Vietnam War and their aftermath is a welcome sight.

Destinations: Vietnam
Topics: Culture | People | Agriculture | Animals | War & Conflict
Tran Van Duc (left) with fellow My lai massacre survivor Truong Thi Le.

My Lai massacre survivor speaks of his survival

David Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448]

Psychological scars from the Vietnam War still run deep. My Lai massacre survivor Tran Van Duc breaks his silence on how he survived the 1968 My Lai massacre. This is a translated version of Mr, Tran's own words.

Destinations: Quang Ngai | Vietnam
Topics: War & Conflict
Book cover for Antonio Graceffo's upcoming book, Warrior Odyssey.

A Warrior's Odyssey - Interview with Antonio Graceffo

David Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448]

Antonio Graceffo's eagerly anticipated new book, Warrior Odyssey, covers the beginning of his trek throughout Asia. Commencing from 2001, his quest for adventure has developed into a journey of...

Destinations: Malaysia | Burma | Indochina | Vietnam | Korea, S | Taiwan | China | Cambodia | Laos | Thailand | Philippines
Topics: Travel | Literature | Traditions | Culture | People | Religion | War & Conflict | Ancient History
The Quiet American

Film Review: The Quiet American

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

Based on the famed Graham Greene novel of the same name, The Quiet American stars Michael Caine as British journalist Thomas Fowler and Brendan Fraser as American medical aid administrator Alden Pyle.

Destinations: Vietnam
Topics: People | Literature | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Statue depicting a defiant mother and her family members dying, a tragic symbol of the 1968 My Lai massacre.

At the My Lai Memorial Site

David Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448]

The Vietnam War is still a touchy subject, especially for the people who live in the community of where a bloodbath once took place. David Calleja visits a village which commemorates a massacre which...

Destinations: Vietnam
Topics: People | War & Conflict
Khom was our tour guide at the Land Mines Museum in Siem Riep

Visiting A Land Mines Museum

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

Khom acted as our well informed tour guide at a land mines museum in Siem Reap.

Destinations: Kbal Spean | Battambang | Bokor | Poutang | Thun Mong | Angkor | Siem Reap | Kompong Thom | Poipet | Phnom Penh | Sihanouk Ville | Kratie | Cambodia | Koh Kong | Preah Seihanu | Tonle Sap | Stoeng Treng | Pailin | Bot Sala | Lancang-Mekong River
Topics: 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Apocalypse Now

Film Review: Apocalypse Now (Redux)

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

A Special Forces officer is sent up the Nang River on a mission to find and assassinate Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, a fellow officer who has gone AWOL in the jungles of Cambodia.

Destinations: Cambodia | Vietnam | Philippines
Topics: People | 20th Century History | War & Conflict

All the Broken Pieces (A Book Review)

Elizabeth Brown - cheshay [422]

A powerful, gripping tale of loss and redemption, this young adult novel by first-time novelist, Ann E. Burg hits home the impact of war and its far-reaching effects in our lives, families, ...

Destinations: Vietnam
Topics: Culture | Adoption | People | Literature | Music | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
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