Rice, Karst, Oh and Don't forget the Dead People

This shot captures it all, the majestic beauty of the karst and rice paddies, with the strange grave sites littering the crop fields. Think about that the next time you're mowing down on your Uncle Ben's!

Ninh Binh and Cuc Phuong National Park

February 24th 2007
After returning to Hanoi from the Halong Bay tour, I couldn't stomach the thought of spending any more time in the city. So the very next day, I caught the local bus (complete with Vietnamese barfarama), to Ninh Binh. This was a cute little Vietnamese town that was very authentic and has yet to be over-run with tourists. While here I went to "Halong Bay on Land". I rode a bike through the dike ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

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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