Floating Markets

What should have been a fascinating insight into day-to-day Thai culture was an altogether depressing experience. Money for a tour to take us there, more money for a boat trip around the floating market, and for this we get paddled around, battling through the narrow canal packed with other tourist boats, and taken from one souvenir stall to the next. Some Thais have become experts at extracting Baht from us tourists, but I dont expect to pay for them to do this!

Of Tigers And Dragons

May 28th 2006
The vague plan that I had for the final phase of my 12 month travel extraveganza was a meandering journey through Indochina. I was not sure how much I'd be able to squeeze in to my fairly short time here, but I've never really subscribed to the hang-around-for-weeks-with-other-backpackers-whilst-claiming-to-be-really-cultural travelling philosophy. The journey began in Bangkok where I rendezvo ... 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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