Me and my Hmong wife and mother

The girl on the left said she was going to follow me around the world and be my wife. The woman on the right has a son, my age, named Ki, which is how they pronounce Kyle. I joked with them for a good amount of time, and they were nice enough not to hound me to buy something, so I decided to buy something in gratitude for not being hounded.

Sapa women just want your dong

April 18th 2008
In the last blog I mentioned how the Vietnamese are the most pushy, money sucking people I’ve met (Darren’s edit: We’re having a great time, I promise!). It hasn’t changed since we’ve gotten out of Hanoi. It is unbelievable how quickly they will try to rip you off, and after you have paid for a service you constantly have to watch out to make sure that they hold up their end of the deal ... 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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