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Sai Gon: Cu Chi and Viet Metaphysics

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  A big welcome to the first readers from Pakistan, Venezuela, Colombia, Italy and Lithuania. Cu Chi American soldiers used the term "Black Echo" to describe the Circumstances Within the Cu Chi tunnels. Viet Cong For the, life in the tunnels was extremely difficult. Air, food and water scarce and the tunnels infested with ants Were Were, poisonous centipedes, scorpions, spiders and vermin. Most of the time, soldiers Would Spend the day in the tunnels working or resting and come out only at night to scavenge for supplies, tend Their crops, or engage the enemy in battle. Sometimes, falling on Periods of heavy bombing or American troop movement, They Would Be To Remain forced underground for days at a time Many. Sickness WAS creepy Among the people living in the tunnels, Especially malaria, Which Was the second wide large largest causes of death next to battle wounds. A captured Viet Cong report Suggested That at Any Given time half of the  unit

R & R in Nha Trang 2

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A warm welcome to the first readers from Lithuania, Jersey and Italy Back  in Nha Trang Fishing in Nha Trang Harbour Read R & R in Nha Trang 1: http://guerillaction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/nha-trang.html    Not sure how I ended up on this ride. What was I thinking? I never do frightening rides. By the afternoon Nha Trang was baking hot. Even in the sea breeze. Upside down at 150 feet. Sweat. The pheromones of fear. Great fun! You know you are alive in Nha Trang. They also have a medium size rollercoaster here. Large enough to have you shouting for your mum. At the Vinpearl Cablecar station. Nha Trang in the distance Thap Ba Mud Baths We chose the private mud bath package (500k VND total) and visited mid week at lunchtime. The "private" package is private in the way that you don't share mud with other patrons, not as in a private area (private tubs are all in a row). So if you wanted to ac

Varkala, Pariah Dogs and the Writer

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Temple Town  Welcome to the first readers from Colombia This entry onto Guerilla Z is a long time in the coming. The post lay stuck among the cobwebs because I had a strong feeling for this town but couldn't find a place for it as I moved into China and onwards. Varkala is the most wonderful place to be in a very tough country. Back to comments from Nam Viet next week including Cu Chi and metaphysics. South Cliff, Varkala Varkala is prettier and quieter than Kovalam. Fewer people ask you for money. Varkala perhaps will also become overwhelmed in the near future like Kovalam; but hopefully not. It's a shame to be a walking bank but here in India that's what you are. The way through this hard commercial outlook is hard if not impossible. the answer in India. Visit Buddhist towns or find middle class Indians. India. Gives a lot. Takes a lot. Little Girl at Humugham Lake Poor old Kovalam, compared to Varkala, it is a rather tired old thing. With t