Hanoi, Hoi An, Hue, Ho Chi Minh and Ha long October 18th 2005 Hello from vietnam! have been here 14 days now and unfortunately have no more days left! Vietnam is an incredibly large country and I wish I had more time to explore it so i think I will have to come back one day!
We arrived into Hanoi which is an incredibly large city and the first thing you notice after this is the traffic - one feature of vietnam is that the traffic is crazy! To cross the r ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
Hi everyone, this is basically for my family and friends to use and a convienient way to store photo's! Docuementing my trip around the world taking in South East Asia(Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and either Cambodia or the Philipenes) New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, LA and San Francisco with my firends Tom, Ele and Clara (for various parts of the trip. We leave at the beginning of September 2005 and I think I will be gone for about a year - 6 weeks to go, okay now 4 weeks to go! Are we prepared? some might say overly, am just getting my last injections sorted out, can't quite believe am abandoning a... full info