Getting ready for Tet

January 22nd 2009
I am not going to say a word about the heat. Having complained about the cold for so long I had better keep my lips zipped. Well, getting around Hanoi was like riding a bike with training wheels. We were just getting warmed up for the main event - Saigon. We are now in the big city and it has that city feel and comes with city traffic. Thank goodness for the occasional traffic light. They have ... 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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Diana

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Well, well, well, what to do, what to do? To blog or not to blog, that is the question. In July 2010 I lost my life partner and good travel buddy Don. Together we had some amazing adventures and I was pretty sure that after he died that would be the end of adventure travel for me. I just couldn't imagine tackling far flung places without him. Buuuut, you know what, my love of travel won out and I am off again. For my first adventure without Don, I am travelling with my daughter-in-law's dad, Klaus. He lost his wife at the same time as I lost Don. India was a country he had always wanted to... full info

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