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Great for preparing for your trip, but even better for navigating in Vietnam, these travel guides provide detailed guidance on traveling in Vietnam, restaurants, hotels, shopping, etc.

Lonely Planet

The Lonely Planet travelogue series does it again with "Vietnam," giving us priceless glimpses into the lives and customs of people in present-day Vietnam. This program touches upon the war with the U.S. and its lingering effects, but does not dwell on that theme. Ironically, it shows the emergence of small-scale capitalism in both southern and northern parts of the country.

One gets the impression of a very poor country still struggling to heal itself and forge its place in the world. The last few minutes are particularly memorable, with traveller Justine Shapiro talking to a community of Hmong in the north, and learning that she is the first westerner they have seen in ten years - "never mind the war."

This is vintage Lonely Planet. I show this every year to my World Geography students. You learn about the lingering difference between the north and south. Eastern cultures tend to drink and eat what we might term edgy foods and the like. you won’t believe what Justin eats on this video, I should say what she drinks---major yuko! The seaside resort is spectacular, as long as you don’t need electricity 24 hours a day. Her visit at a war memorial type place complete with tunnels used during the Vietnam war is fascinating. Her trek through Hanoi with it’s ’trade identified street names’ is intriguing. I love this video and highly recommend it.

Exploring Vietnam

About the Director
Sheryl Brakey is an award winning video-grapher and editor, with over thirteen years of scuba diving experience. She holds degrees in Biology and International Relations. She has traveled the world acquiring material for both her underwater and travel videos.
Her goal is to share these experiences with you, so that you can learn and understand more of our world.

Product Description
Exploring Vietnam gives us a much better understanding of the long history of the Vietnamese people. This travelogue starts in Bangkok, Thailand with two days of sightseeing before flying to Hanoi, Viet Nam. Tour around Hanoi and Ha Long on the Tonkin Gulf. Travel to Danang, Hoi An, Hue and Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City.

Learn about the unique Vietnamese culture through the food and visits to markets, museums and historical sites. With beautiful countryside and beaches, Viet Nam is full of surprises.

Visit the Hanoi Hilton which is what the United States prisoners called this prison during the Vietnam War. Look at the Cu Chi Tunnels where Vietcong hid during the war and from the French colonist befor it. See beautiful China Beach which was an R&R spot for American Military.

See how the Vietnamese people live today and learn about some of the history of this country