Japanese Covered Bridge

Hoi An and all that

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November 25th 2006
Crikey, it's one month until Christmas, and I've not thought about my shopping, weird to be that close to the festive season and still sweating like a pig that's finished a marathon and been stuck in an oven. Is 7 months on the road too, but sob, only 10 days to go, nevermind. So the nightbus from Nha Trang, pretty awfull, it had a few twatpackers on it (my pet name for spolit brat types) wh ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué

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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