Pigs'n'Primates....Post 4 April 2nd 2009 So....More about the pig...
We hadnt booked an alarm call so when (at 7.30am) we were ripped from our slumber by the sound of a screaming pig bigger than a family saloon being strapped to a pushbike for the trip to market directly outside our bedroom we were a little more than shocked.......
The vietnamese( like the cantonese) eat absolutely everything and livestock is just FOOD!!!There is a com ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh » Tam Coc 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
We live in the UK and have travelled fairly extensively...Brazil, China, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Africa, Iceland, USA, Most of Europe.
We are currently in the planning stages/lead up to a road trip from North to South in Vietnam...arriving in Hanoi on the 23/3/09.
Plan is to buy a motorbike in Hanoi and take 3/4 weeks to get down to Saigon, then on to the Mekong Delta and finally end up on Phu Quoc island for a couple of weeks rest and recuperation...
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