bold as brass - but loved seeing their picture in the camera!

Motorbike mania, Uncle Ho and Halong Bay

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August 5th 2006
So this is a very late entry - written from Darlinghurst in Sydney rather then Vietnam - but screw it, its worth filling in the blanks, if only because I have drank that much there may be no other way to remember it!! So, we hauled our asses out of our deluxe suite at the Bangkok Marriot Hotel and Spa (hardcore travellers!!) popped a couple of immodium, said a prayer that Air Asia would have no ... 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