Crosstown Traffic January 10th 2011 Saigon
Stoplights in Saigon tend to organize traffic into bunches, creating the impression that it is a city of crisscrossing motorcycle races. I already learned the technique for crossing the street from reading Cay Horstmann's blog. One simply wades into the stream of rushing vehicles like Mr. Magoo. The trick is to neither hesitate nor run. Any ... 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
I officially started my travel addiction during a Fulbright year in Zimbabwe back in 1991. Since then I've had a number of visiting professor gigs in interesting places. In a good year I'm able to squeeze in two or three trips. Sometimes I feel like I could simply not return and spend the rest of my life living out of my suitcase.
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