Vietnam....a journey of discovery
April 30th 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
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