View from roof of hotel

Av-Gas, Thai rap music, then onto to Hanoi

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February 26th 2007
A hot rod taxi driver took us back to Bangkok airport, his car was fitted with a sports exhaust and “duff duff” stereo. He drove fast, but safe and laughed a lot when I called him “Schumacker”. He definitely knew the fastest way to the airport. I think his car was running on Av-Gas and the Thai rap music on the stereo would make anyone drive like an F1 racer. Thai Air Asia is cheap and eff ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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