Happy and lucky in Hoi An

Handcrafted masks apparently symbolizing "happy," "lucky" and "long life" in a shop in Hoi An. We definitely had a happy and lucky time in Hoi An, bartering in the shops, eating amazing food with a riverside view and finding gifts to send home to our families. The city is quaint, charming and very old -- researchers recently found ceramic fragments in the area proving human life existing in the area 2200 years ago.

Halfway there and back again

March 8th 2008
Yesterday we were halfway up the country and almost three quarters of the way through our backpacking trip. Today we find ourselves back in Saigon under the most fortunate circumstances…(drumroll, please)…we got teaching jobs in Danang. Our plans to continue heading north to see Hanoi, Sapa and Halong Bay have been put on hold until a later date. With the logistics of having to come back to S ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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