Ho Chi Minh City

Oh my, China!

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March 25th 2009
Sorry that it has been so long since our last blog. It has been a challenge finding internet and when we did it has been in Chinese... no good for me! Anyway, when I last wrote we had just arrived in Phu Quoc Vietnam. Much has happened since then. Our time on the island was great. There were very few people, our bungalo was great and the food was delicious. Our last day there we convinced mom ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more