Two of the bunches of flowers

July 29th 2009
Yes. I'm 30. Three whole decades since I appeared in a maternity hospital called Little Thorpe in County Durham on a hot July day in 1979. I had a double chin and weighed in at 9 pounds. My weight hasn't changed much since then, I just got longer. I doubt that back in 1979 anyone guessed I'd spend my 30th birthday as an English teacher in north Vietnam. For a start, I doubt many people in t ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hai Phong » Cat Ba Island

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

Message Follow (45) Comment

Kris and Kate

Rat on the Road

It started in November 2006, when we quit our jobs, rented out our house, sold our belongings and set off in search of adventure in South East Asia. Backpacking around SE Asia followed, along with working with elephants in Pattaya, a TEFL course in Thailand, teaching in Bangkok, Madrid, Bournemouth.... "Where next?" you might ask. Well, the pull of the East was too great, so we hot-footed back to Thailand, and then onto Vietnam. We spent a year teaching in a language centre in Haiphong in the North of Vietnam. Then we went searching for the bright lights of the big city and taught ... full info

Joined	September 25th 2006	Trips	5
Last Login	June 27th 2023	Followers	45
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	40
Blogs	132	Guestbook	221
Photos	2,553	Forum Posts	1411

[photo=4111154]

[blogger=23681]

[photo=4111154]

[blog=423461]

[blogger=23681]

Top Photos Trips (5)Blog Map

Tot: 0.032s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 9; qc: 14; dbt: 0.0101s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb