Vietnam....a journey of discovery

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April 30th 2008

Published: May 26th 2008

Crossing the border from Laos into Vietnam, it was immediately obvious that we were in a very different country. While the roads in Laos had been somewhat "under-maintained" (i.e. bumpy) the roads in Vietnam were paved, but instead of verdant fields and forests next to the road as we drove by, there were clear signs of industrial development - ramshackle villages, factories, smokestacks, fields o... Read Full Entry

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Daniel West

WW Wanderers

After almost five years of being happily married, relocating to a different country and many years of continuous work and study, we (the World-Wide Wanderers, Daniel & Janice West) have decided to take some time and go see those parts of the world that we either haven't been to or haven't spent nearly enough time in!! I look forward to "reporting" our adventures to you over the coming months as we travel South and Central America; South, West and East Africa; the Middle East and Holy Land; India and Nepal; South East Asia; Australia; and Eastern and Central Europe... full info

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Temple Decoration

My Son ruins

Janice Statue

Archway, Imperial Enclosure

This archway was part of the former Imperial Enclosure in the Citadel of Hue

Hue Moto Tour

Cruising around the countryside on these small scooters was a great way to see rural Hue

Incense Maker, Hue

This young girl could roll these incense sticks with great speed.

Sunrise, Song Huong River

Riverside Market, Hue

Traffic Jam

Tomb Stones and Rice Paddies

These rice paddies were set very close to a traditional graveyard

27th May 2008

Allan
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Thank you for the entry!
I love reading your entries and this one in particular as I visited many of the spots you did. Reading this brought back lots of memories especially crawling through the Cu Chi tunnels and missing out on firing the different guns. Definitely going to have to go back for that.

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