on Sunbeam Bridge

June 3rd 2009
After some adventure on the train, we arrived around 8 AM at Hanoi's central railway station. Used to being “aggressed” by a cohort of taxi drivers and other middlemen, it was quite a surprise to have none of this. Yes a few people proposed their services, but just smiled when we said no and we were left in peace. This was a first surprise. The other surprise was the number of motorbikes all o ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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Benoit and Robson

Ben and Robson

We are a couple, Benoit and Robson who decided to tour the world for 1 year. This blog was to keep contact with family and friends. Our trip started in April 2009 and we came back home in April 2010. From London we headed east with Istanbul as our first stop. Six months later, in October 2009 we ended up in Brazil where we stayed till April 2010. We mainly stayed in the state of Santa Catarina where Robson's family lives. We however mangaged to travel quite a bit as well, to the North, the Amazon, Curitiba, Rioa Grande do Sul and ... we went to Rio and participated i... full info

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