China and Beyond XIV -Hanoi - Vietnam - Typhoon Hits/Off to Hué August 19th 2009 The day after the day-trip to Hoa Lu and Tam Coc, the typhoon finally arrived in Hanoi. Not a big blustery wind that picked up houses and dropped them on witches an such...but just rain...LOTS of Rain. It would come literally without warning. You could be walking down the street and one drop..then two...then a million times a million drops. The vendors that sold plastic coverings and coats sal ... 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
I love to travel and generally end up in Europe or Mexico. My last trip however took me to Fiji, which I find difficult to recommend to anyone except the most determined scuba enthusiast. I decided that I would finally go through as much of China and SE Asia as I could during the summer doldrums at my workplace.... full info