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Ruined by years of fighting and then reborn as the Reunification Express, Vietnam’s historic north-south railway line offers a unique way to see the countryside between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
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“The more dangerous the snake, the better the whisky.” That’s what a Vietnamese local tells me as she hands me the bottle, a cobra inside with a black scorpion’s tail in its jaws, as we sit on the banks of the Mekong Delta.
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Vietnam has agreed to allow restricted access to the Long Tan Cross site to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the battle of Long Tan, after last-minute negotiations with the Australian Government.
Increasing tourism in Vietnam – including visits to places such as the Cu Chi tunnels – may change the way Australians view and commemorate the Vietnam War.
