The Ho Chi Minh Mausaleum

July 31st 2012
Tam Coc The day before I went to Tam Doc, I hung around in Hanoi. I visited the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum only to discover that it was closed. I should have arrived in the morning. As it turned out there was still plenty to see. The guards who are everywhere in this area, are all dressed in a white dress uniform with white gloves and hat and look very handsome. They monitor the demarcation zon ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest

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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Hi Everyone or should I say the lucky few who will be able to access my travelling blog. Yes I had a flash of "something"; madness most probably, and decided to retire. I think it had a lot to do with my hip actually as it is getting worse and so it is travel now or never it seems. The school took it on the chin and after finding someone to replace me that of course was less capable and less efficient than myself, I found myself fully into planning my amazing intrepid journeys through Asia. I read somewhere that one needs to live like it is your last day and to learn like you will n... full info

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