Fried crickets

These are caught using plastic sheets hung vertically with a plastic lined pool of water underneath. They fly into the sheets at night and fall into the water and drown. Many are exported to Vietnam where they are retailed at 4 for $1. 25 tons caught in one night in 2005. Come and get it!

12 hours in Hanoi

May 30th 2007
Hi everyone, Sharon and Rob here, It's Wednesday morning and we arrived to Hanoi late last night. We had a short and unexpected stopover in Vientiane, Laos last night as a transfer to Hanoi. It was the first time I've checked in for a flight not recognizing the name of the city on my boarding pass! Rob worked out where Vientiane was by checking out a map of Laos in a book store at the airport &#x ... read more

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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

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