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January 31st 2011

Published: February 2nd 2011

Hanoi > Ninh Binh January 31, 2011 I've been in Hanoi for about 72 hours now. Aside from a run-in with the Vietnamese communist government at the airport, things have been great! Trung's Dad asked us yesterday if we were interested in hitching a ride out to the countryside to visit Trung's brother. There is a car full of his relatives that will be heading out there, and we are invited to joi... Read Full Entry

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Andy Sharpe

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The last few months of travel have been beautiful, frustrating, exhilarating, funny and generally the time of my life. A man once said that time slows down while you travel. That has been true of my time on the road. It feels like years ago I was packing and saying goodbye to my friends in Ottawa, Canada. After seeing such a small part of the Earth and her cultures and religions I've come to a few general realizations. First and foremost is that despite our differences, the human race is largely the same. People are shockingly similar around the world and share the same hopes and dreams. It... full info

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2nd February 2011

Boyde Sharpe
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what a wonderful journey
It is great that you have been so well recieved by Trung's family and the local people in general, it's too bad you didn't have a bag of Worther's candy to give to the kids that you ran into. Best regards to Trung on his birthday coming up - buy him a beverage from us. Love Dad XXOO

3rd February 2011

Heather
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Love it.
OH MY GOD - sounds like you guys are having a great time, I LOVE THIS POST!!! Keep them coming, love the sepcial treatment you are getting in vietnam with your family Trung. Keep enjoying the food and vodka and andy, don't worry. Once you go south and it's uber hot you won't be eating as much!

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