Out of the Cave, Into the Sunlight

Ancient Locations

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March 1st 2007
West Coast Memories It rained last night and into the morning. Not ideal weather for boating and seeing stunning mountain vistas like we had planned. So instead we stayed in bed with fluffy duvet covers pulled up to our chins. We haven’t seen rain in months and it was a bittersweet reminder of rainy winter days at home that go something like this. The alarm clock goes off 7am and it ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

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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