Hanoi's Old Quarter

February 3rd 2006
HANOI, VIETNAM: Our taxi driver dropped us off across the street from our hotel in the Old Quarter of Hanoi. He sped away. We stood with our packs, completely at a loss. We could see our hotel across the narrow street, but we had no idea how we would get there. Motos with families of 5 perfectly propped on the seats whizzed by us at full speed. A moto with a man balancing a full size television se ... 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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Where to begin? How did we get to this? Are we a little insane? We wanted a change and an experience to solidify us and set the tone for the rest of our lives together. We hope to share a lot through this journal and hope many people become attached to our adventure and excited to read what happens next. We have titled this blog, Drishti, after the term used in yoga to define the point of focus where the gaze rests during meditation aiding in concentration and alignment. It is "pure seeing." Our journey will have this same theme of maintaining focus on our goals and our state of mind. This is... full info

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