No trumpets!

March 3rd 2011
We picked a good day to leave Cat Ba. The sun that we had enjoyed over the last few days had disappeared, the temperature had plummeted and the rain was constant. I couldn’t imagine being on a boat in this weather. Rather than go back to Hanoi we chose to travel south on the bus to Nimh Bimh, but first we had another boat ride. This boat was far more basic than the one we arrived on. There wa ... 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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It's been a funny old year and after some thought Andrew and Emma are off to see the world before it's too late. I was going to say before we are too old but in Emma's case that would be harsh. We are doing a short tour of the UK and then we fly out to Australia for 6 months or so on the 1st September. Our best friends moved there earlier this year and we are going to buy a campervan and see as much as we can with them. We are then heading to south east asia for a similar time and then on to India before returning to the UK for Xmas 2011. Well that is the rough plan but no doubt things... full info

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