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Content includes: A/ Overview  * Brief Description   * Origin of the tunnel system   * The Structure of tunnel system  * Living condition in the tunnel system    * Fighting from underground base  * Video: The Cu Chi tunnels    B/ Cu Chi tunnel by bus C/ Cu Chi tunnel by Express boat  D/ My 1/2-day Cu Chi tunnel tour by express boat E/ Cu Chi by public bus and www.couchsurfing.org A/ Overview * Brief Description Established in 1940s, the Cu Chi tunnel system reached its height in 1960s with a total length of more than 200km and was called by many names such as "Underground village", "Dangerous Secret Zone", "Steely Zone"... Come to Cu Chi to understand more Vietnam - American war (1954 - 1975) * Origin of the tunnel system During the resistance war against the French colonialists (1945 - 1954), revolutionary fighters took refuge in secret hide-outs dug in the enemy's rear zone and were protected by their compa...

Play with Mekong delta's python I am   My friend Pics: vietnamguidebook

Catch fish without fishing rod Some companies in Saigon backpacker area, for example TheSinhTourist, can arrange a 1-day trip to Mekong delta where all of you will dress like farmers and jump into a narrow creek with low water to catch fish with backet/fish-pot. Catched fishes are grilled by straw and you will enjoy the "product" right in the leafy garden with your friends.                                                               Pics: vietnamguidebook Ca loc nuong trui (Grilled mudfish by straw. Eat with rice noodle, vegetable, rice paper and tamarind sauce)                  ...

1/ So far there has been no McDonald in Vietnam (November 2012) 2/ The S-shaped country not only has Pho (beef noodle soup) which chef Martin Yan (Yan Can Cook) would like to enjoy before saying goodbye to the life . 3/ Being the largest coffee exporter of the world, but not many people know that the land of American war is the kingdom of green tea too. And what esle? Actually, fast food has entered Vietnam for many years. In the big cities like Saigon, Hanoi, Danang, there are many KFC, Lotteria, Jollibee... But like an ice cream for the kids, fast food just attracts most Vietnamese teenagers. The majority of Vietnam people prefer traditional meals which comes with many kinds of vegetable and enjoy slowly in a happy cosy family atmosphere. 

  A/ Sour soup (Canh chua) Canh chua bong dien dien nau ca basa (Sour soup cooked with basa fish and "dien dien" flower. This dish makes you feel better if you have fever) B/ Noodle For many guidebooks and non Vietnamese tourists, Vietnam noodle soup is just only "pho". In fact Vietnam has so many kinds of noodle soups. The ways to cook noodle soup are different from here and there. The ways of using raw material for cooking are not the same for different areas. And the ways of eating noodle soups are also different. Noodle soup in English is just the word cant figure out the "culture" of Vietnam noolde. Name some noodles in Vietnamese: bun, pho, mi, cao lau, bun uot, bun giai, bun tau... Chau Doc market is very famous for its "Bun ca" (noodle soup cook with fish and special herb called "ngai bun", and eat with vegetables, especially with "dien dien flower" and salt with chilli. Another fam...

Peel off the coconut husk The local men in Ben Tre province can peel off 1,500 coconuts in one day. How amazing it is! Take a look at the below video .                                                              Video: vietnamguidebook Scrape the coconut meat out                                                              Video: vietnamguidebook

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Noodle and wonton soup of 70 Ky Con Address: 70 Ky Con street (about 2 minutes by motorbike from Ben Thanh market) Open: Everyday from 6:00AM to 9:00AM (Breakfast only) Price: 26,000VND up (1.3USD)   Overview:                           This small eatery has a history of more than 30 years. Its always crowded and full of "loyal" guests who are in 40s, 50s.                           Offer noodle and wonton soup served with pork, fish. The soup is pure sweet. The bowl is quite small. Call one bowl and you want more.                  Those who are Chinese/Singaporean/Hong Kong... Its a good place to enjoy Dim sum (Vietnamese: Xiu mai, ha cao...)              ...