Me & My Morning Class

The Lady-Boys Arrive!

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April 5th 2010
Last Sunday in Hanoi, I woke to a knock at my door. Bleary eyed, I pulled myself out of bed, opened the door and was surprised to see two Vietnamese lady-boys standing before me. For a moment, I thought I was still asleep, stuck in some bizarre Vietnamese nightmare, but, no, these girly boys were definitely real. I tried to shoo them away, but they wouldn't budge. It was only after a long second l ... 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