Beer Corner

Vietnam- a home from home. Beer, rugby and crickets!?

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September 16th 2011
Let’s kick off this blog entry with a little maths. What do you get if you add two Scotsmen, two English girls, world cup rugby on the telly and a very large quantity of cheap alcohol in Hanoi?? Answer- plumbing the depths of the “gourmet” items on a Vietnamese menu. Yes, we thought that it would be a jolly jape to try eating crickets. To be fair they weren’t too bad. Not as crunchy as you ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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