Rad and His Family

Bia Hoi and Madame Hu

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May 2nd 2009
Living Like a Local, Almost After Dong Ha, we flew to Hanoi. We were offered a great opportunity to stay with a new friend, Rad, an expat who works for GCSF and helped us to arrange the volunteering experience at Le Quy Don. When the cab arrived at Rad’s place, I realized exactly how much the week in Dong Ha had exhausted me. Rad offered us two bedrooms and bathrooms above GCSF’s ... 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