The Central Highlands

On our continuing quest through Vietnam, we find ourselves in the mountainous region north of Saigon. Our Lonely Planet book referred us to a town called Kun Tum, where we find ourselves now. It sounded appealing because of the "warmest people in Vietnam," and "beautiful scenery." Unfortunately, we've found the people here to not be very friendly, especially when we say we're from the U.S. We've been playing our Canada card here quite a bit (because who can really stay mad at someone from Montreal)? While the city itself is somewhat drab with a communist feel, the surrounding countryside is beautiful. The Central Highlands saw some of the most intense bombing campaigns of the war, and you can still see some signs of it (Huge areas with little to zero trees, people with birth defects from Agent Orange). We've only spent two nights here, and are leaving tonight on an overnight bus to Saigon (HCMC). We did have some good movies on in our room, including Psycho and Mrs. Doubtfire. Quite a combination. We've only until July 21st (Our visas expire), then on to Cambodia and mighty temple complex of Angkor Wat. We'll get some new photos and videos up at our next stop.