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Tourist attraction!!!

Yet another caged animal at a roadside stop, amusement for the tourists on the way to the loo. His eyes looked out of the cage with so much loneliness. His cage was so small, completely bare with not even a rope for him to hang off. He only wanted to be touched. Instead, he touched us with his sadness.
Bussing it through Vietnam

May 9th 2006
My luck was running thin in Vietnam. I'd left myself a measly 10 days to travel from Hanoi all the way down to HCMC. I spent the entire time catching buses and covering the highlights. My first hour in Vietnam was most eventful, indeed. I caught a minibus from the airport into town, arriving fashionably late at around 11.00pm with no pre-booked accommodation. Hell, I'd done it before, what was ano ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

Vietnamese Flag 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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