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Tiger Leaping Gorge

Legend has it that a tiger jumped the 25 metres across the Yangzi in order to escape a hunter, granting the gorge it's lyrical name. Well, nobody knows, maybe it was just a ordinary rabbit ... we enjoyed this place anyways, although I still do not like trekking very much.
In Vietnam we finally we became (dong) millionaires

May 4th 2008
Salut mes amis, everybody's doing alright we hope ? Life is treating you well and you're having a lovely time. Today's sunday, we assume youre taking a breath in the Haengematte, enjoying a good deal of ice-cold Gin Tonic. We had a perfect finish in Shangri-La, a place which is very rich in myths and legends. There's a saying that this holy piece of land used to preserve the youth, actually it c ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

Vietnamese Flag 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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