Dalat and beyond-on a bike! March 27th 2009 Wohoo-my turn again-apparently more people read the blog when I wrote it than when Gaz does so he's letting me have another chance!
We travelled to Dalat from Saigon on a horrendous 9 hour bus journey where the driver insisted on stopping every 10 minutes to pick up or drop off his friends/ local people but refused to stop for us to go to the toilet. The journey was so bumpy you could n ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands » Lam Dong » Da Lat 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 are Gareth and Melissa - two twentysomethings (for at least a few more months) who are taking a three month sabbatical from the following:
- Work
- Bad weather
- Credit crunch
- North east
- Stress
- Sobriety
- Reality TV shows
We have been married a few years now and as anyone who knows us will testify, we are fond of the old holidays.
To that end, we will be embarking on a tour of SE Asia beginning mid Feb 2009 and we reckon we will be visiting Thailand, Malaysian Borneo, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
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