Teething Problems in Vietnam August 10th 2010 Good Morning Vietnam! What a great country. We crossed in from China and Vietnam became country number 17 on the world tour. And also a huge welcome to Fiona - Dee’s little sister (clearly she doesn’t like being referred to as such) - who joined us for the start of the Vietnamese leg in Hanoi and will be with us for the rest of our journey through South East Asia. Dee was ever so slightly ... read more
Asia » Vietnam 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
Having both finished our jobs at the London Stock Exchange and JP Morgan in July, we plan to spend some time back in Ireland bothering our familes in August. Then in September our adventure starts in the Middle East on a trip from Istanbul to Cairo, then on to Nairobi for voluntary work with the Jamii Bora Microfinance Institute (http://www.jamiibora.org). From there we hope to travel to South Africa via Victoria Falls. Then a flight to India for a few months before travelling through China and some of South East Asia before a flight home. Phew - all of that in 12 months....
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