Colorful Sticky Rice

February 28th 2012
CROSSING THE BORDER FROM CAMBODIA into Vietnam was relatively painless.<span><span> We took a two story deluxe air conditioned bus (pure luxury compared to the Burmese and Nepali buses we took) to the capitol of Phnom Penh, where we spent one night, and then continued on another 12 hours to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in a sleeper bus.<span> At first sight Vietnam did not look much ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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Claire Staley

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My husband Travis and I are about to embark on a 5 month journey through South Asia! I just completed my Masters of Social Work program this Spring and am ready to go explore the world! We plan to visit Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Nepal and India! Our main goal is to explore new cultures, cuisines, and locations. We plan to take a break from our travels in Nepal to spend time volunteering with the organization, Sarvodaya. This is a dream come true for me and I cant wait to get started! ... full info

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