They slice the trees in a circle aroud the trunk, let the rubber drip into a pot for the day, collect it and slice a few centimetres below to start again
Motorcycle trip to Saigon! June 16th 2009 We sat in anticipation in the lobby of our hotel in Nha Trang waiting for Danh and his partner to come pick us up on their bikes. Both of us were cautiously optimistic that they’d show up as we gave them a 2500 dong deposit and had no real way of tracking them if they didn’t show. Standing outside our hotel we heard the roar of two Harley Davidson type bikes and made our way across the street ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast 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
We are taking off for about 6 months for an adventure across India and SE Asia. We wanted to start this blog so our families and friends can see what we're doing and stay in touch! We dont have any hard itineraries - just a few people to catchup with along the way and our lonely planets to guide us. So stay in touch, we'll do our best to do the same and we'll be back in the summer for all of the weddings!
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