This shot was from the top of the pass while I was awaiting Bert and Sasha. If you look closely, the two dots on the left side of the road near the bottom of the photo, that is Sasha and Bert.
Is it 2008 yet? - Only in Vietnam... January 4th 2008 As you sit at your chair reading the title to this blog you are probably wondering what I am going to blog about. I will start with my foreign New Years celebration experience. After my Christmas celebrations in Hoi An, I made my way up north to Ha Noi, the capital of Vietnam. I arrived the morning of New Years Eve after an overnight bus trip from Hue. I met up with my friend Steven from Australia ... read more
Asia » Vietnam 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
Hello, my name is John Williams and I am 25 years old. I graduated college in May 2007 from Black Hills State University with degrees in Management and Entrepreneurship. Throughout my college career I ran track and cross country for the school and was involved in Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) and the Jacket Investment Club. I am from Spearfish, South Dakota, USA, which is a beautiful, small town in the Black Hills of Western South Dakota, near Mount Rushmore (The famous Presidential Heads).
My latest blogs were about my backpacking trip through Europe which took place in the Fall of 2... full info