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August 29th 2013

Published: October 1st 2013

...I'd hope to find a place in Da Lat, for although Tara and I had spent only four or five days in the refuge of the old French colonial administrators, fleeing the heat of the valleys in the city of a thousand pines, there was something that drew me to the place, made me feel like I could hang my hat, so to speak. 'There isn't much to do there,' 'it's ok for a couple of da... Read Full Entry

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2nd October 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

I love Dalat...
and am glad you do too. I went to elementary and middle school there from 1956 to 1964...the beginning of the Vietnam war. The Air Force flew the entire school to Bangkok over Easter weekend of 1965, and then the school moved to Malaysia...presently in Penang. The school is Dalat International School...still kept its name almost 50 years after leaving Vietnam. I returned to Dalat in October/November 1973 as an engineer, and then again in June 2009. All my times there are posted as blogs, if you are interested. I agree the people are wonderful, and so is the climate.

2nd October 2013

jaiyen
Dan Simonds

Small world on travelblog.com
Wow, that is really an amazing coincidence, as here I am talking about what a great place it would be to live and you actually lived there... I can't wait to see some of the blogs, I especially hope you have some pictures so I can see what it used to look like back then. In fact, that entire story about a whole school being flown by the airforce to Bangkok and then Penang is an incredible story in itself... what an experience, amazing!

2nd October 2013

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Missed out...
Good to see you blogging again. We missed out on Dalat on our last trip, and it sounds like we really need to make the effort to get there next time.

2nd October 2013

jaiyen
Dan Simonds

Thanks for reading
Ren and Drew, what a great place it really is to see - I wonder what it would be like in the cold season (not sure exactly when it is in Vietnam) but I really want to get back there as well. Great place to refresh and recharge before finishing Vietnam if your doing the north to south route. Always great to hear from you guys

3rd October 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Yes, I published a lot of pictures...
of my early years there and subsequent visits. All my blogs are in chronological order for the dates the trips took place...NOT the entry date which many bloggers assume is the date they write the blog. Anyway, enjoy!

3rd October 2013

jaiyen
Dan Simonds

Can't wait...
I can't wait to go through some of them with Tara tonight, it's really an amazing look back at history through your blogs, I'm really happy you took the time to put it all together

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