Weird statues

Do Son and Duck

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November 3rd 2012
A beautiful Sunday morning means a day trip with the other expats and some Vietnamese friends. The sun was shining so we thought what better way to finish off the weekend than to head for the beach. The trip was much quicker than the first time we went as this time we could drive ourselves. We must have looked like a motorbike gang of strange foreigners speeding down the road. Instead of was ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hai Phong

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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