A typical building/shop. Apparently, the average building shop is 2 metres wide. You can't see the bottom of this one because I took it from the second floor.
Vietnam (via China) 19th October - 16th November 2009 November 12th 2009 Our camera memory card sadly corrupted the photos of our travels so far. I lost some remarkable pictures so you'll understand why I'm pretty sparse on pictures for this entry! I will add pics when I can and let you know when I do so.
Oriel and I are now tying up the loose ends of an interesting excursion in Vietnam. We haven't travelled around as such. In fact we've only been to two places: Han ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi 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
Travelling to some choice countries in SE Asia. Countries to be visited as follows:
Dubai
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Philippines
Thailand
Malaysia
... full info