At Đông Hồ woodblock painting village, northern Vietnam

He is one of the two remaining artists who still makes this kind of paintings. He was kind enough to answer all of my questions and show me beautiful paintings on my visit to his house.

The people I met when traveling

October 27th 2013
A trip may be ruined or not, it depends much on how we deal with the people we meet. While I don't deny that I too was hassled by persistent touts and beggars, or overcharged by hotels, travel agents and local drivers, and hurt by some westerners who judged me based on my nationality and said rude words to me, I still can say that 90% of the people I've met when traveling are great ones. Everyone ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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

Joined	January 7th 2008	Trips	0
Last Login	April 14th 2024	Followers	45
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	226	Guestbook	869
Photos	10.3K	Forum Posts	110