Jim falls for the old 'photo in exchange for a pile of dong and a bag of old fruit' trick

Day 36: Chapter Seven - No Thank You, No Thank You, No Thank You..

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January 8th 2006
Do you ever stand back from yourself and think: 'I just don't know how you get around without an aide?' When I woke up it was still dark and I couldn't read my watch well enough, so I took my ear plugs out to see better. This is our third day in Hanoi and I think I've turned down the offer of a motorcycle 215468894 times, Cyclo 5687932168 times, fried doughnutty things 126+65958 times, and p ... 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