Going the hard sell on Hann

Am I trekking in Endor? (words by Tim / photos by Hann)

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October 9th 2008
We met our guide Mi in the foyer of the hotel. Like most of the H’mong people we had met, she was very short and adorably cheeky. She piled us (there were only 3 of us trekking) into the back of an old clapped out jeep. We drove along crumbling roads on the sides of mountains. Waterfalls flowed onto the road in sections and recent landslides made the drive a little treacherous at times. The scen ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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