Call it war tourism, the desire of folks to visit places where great battles took place or that were somehow a part
of major conflicts. In Vietnam, if you’re not in Saigon looking to go boom boom long time, you can now take
a trip along the Ho Chi Minh National Highway, which has been built
over a part of the famous 9,940-mile web of tracks, roads and waterways, that made up the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
The highway is being called the largest public works project since Vietnam War ended 30 years, and is now a key
destination spot for Vietnam visitors. The highway starts in Hanoi and travels in a winding ribbon to Ho Chi Minh City
(AKA Saigon), along the way passing battlefields like Khe Sanh and the Ia Drang Valley. In
this article, the writer takes a trip along the trail/highway and
discusses the history and sights along the way.