The Fall of Vietnam, home leave, vacation in Great Britain, and our return to the States

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May 31st 1975

Published: June 25th 2011

Following the fall of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to the communists in April 1975, I was allowed to take home leave even though my job was going to end by December 1975. We left Chiang Mai fully expecting to return for at least six months. Our plan was to take three weeks home leave with Linda’s family in Pennsylvania and my family who was still on furlough in New York, and then take annual leave... Read Full Entry

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Bob Carlsen

Home and Away

I started blogging on Travelblog in 2009, entering trips beginning in 2007. My intention has always been to document my years of travel since my birth...how else was I to save all the slides my Dad took of my childhood! Most bloggers write about their trips away from home. Mine, and eventually Linda's, homes have usually been where people travel to. So the idea eventually percolated to name our blog "Home and Away." The blog is not intended to be an autobiography, although I spent my entire life traveling, with Linda joining me after college, it may appear to be that way. As this... full info

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