Happy times at Ha Long Bay and Hanoi, Vietnam... the sun shone down on us! November 15th 2007 Xin Chao everyone!
Well the sun finally shone in Hanoi after our 14 hour night train from rainy Hue. We started to joke on our tour that if someone ever asked if it was a good idea to visit Hue, we would all say No HUE! We did however have a great time at the Citadel in the Imperial City dressing up in period costume and getting our make up done and getting our photos taken. We were having so mu ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi 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
Hey everyone,
I must admit I have the travel bug again but the travelling is slowing down just a little bit. After much travelling in Canada, Europe, Colombia, Grenada and Trinidad in the Caribbean I took a sabbatical from teaching to head off on a series of travel adventures to different parts of the world. My first stop-England, Wales, France and Monaco. My second trip from October to December I was in Asia and Southeast Asia-Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and then south to New Zealand. In the spring I was in Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Germa... full info