Stranded...sort of

Marc waits while we get a flat tire on our rented motorbike repaired. We had this junky bike for three weeks and had four flat tires in the same period. Fortunately, there's a repairman on almost every corner in town so we never have to walk far or wait long to get it fixed. It costs less than a dollar to get it patched and just over two dollars for a brand new tire.

I don't think we're tourists anymore

June 10th 2008
Day 160: six weeks in Saigon, six weeks backpacking through south Vietnam and almost two and a half months living in Da Nang. No, I don’t think we’re tourists anymore. I pre-empt this entire posting by recognizing that yes, many of the photos here (and in future postings) show us doing tourist-y things, but I offer the following evidence to support my argument: We’re employed -we’re sti ... 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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