Lunch Time

Mei brought a picnic lunch for the three of us and we ate with a view of the trail to the mountains. She once guided a group of French up the highest mountain in Vietnam, Fansipan, but said it was too hard and would rather guide day trips like ours.

Northern Vietnam

January 6th 2013
I was very fortunate to have my friend Anisa travel all the way from Montana to Hanoi for Christmas. She stayed past when I had to return to Dhaka for work, but we managed to see and do a lot during our travels together. We started with a rough itinerary: Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi on Christmas. Eat a giant Christmas dinner. Day 2: Recover from jetlag (Anisa had to get used to a 14 hour differen ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast

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

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