Water Puppets

The puppeteers control them from behind the curtain with long sticks

October 30th 2007
I feel disoriented before coffee at the best of times, but narrowing down my bearings to a floating junk off the Vietnamese coast took a little longer than usual. Wow! Maybe the best part of being on holiday is the daily early-morning realisation that you're not going to be working today. We joined our fellw sailors in the galley for a light breakfast. The sea air and magnificent views were defin ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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Darrell and Cathy

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Two South African graduates with itchy feet and very little money, we take to the East in search of beautiful views, wierd food and a backpack full of memories. This is the story of the highs, lows and the day-to-day journey. After completing a year-and-a-half of teaching Inglish in South Korea and a beautiful ceremony on a wine farm during a holiday back in SA, we're now MARRIED and have even bought property together (our awesome tent-for-2!). Now that we're Kimchied-up we took the long road home to SA, including 4 months of backpacking around SE Asia. Recently we moved to New Zealand ... full info

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