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Bricking It

Stopped off at a brick making factory on the way to Lak Lake. this place used electricity to cook the bricks, but plenty of others still use wood as fuel.
Central Highlands - Pleiku to Buon Ma Thuot then onto Lac Lake

October 27th 2011
The road from Peliku to Buon Ma Thuot is proliferated with some spectacular scenery owing to the very fertile landscape created by the volcano. Here the locals grow all kinds – pepper, coffee, kosava, rice, bananas, dragon fruit and green papaya. On the way down Quang and I pulled over at a trucker’s rest stop (not the kind you get in the States!). This was a sleepy road side restaurant with h ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands » Gia Lai » Pleiku

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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