A room with a view.

Day 20: When nothing is better than nothing

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April 11th 2017
Geo: 22.3945, 104.056A planned rest day at last. Absolutely nothing on the agenda till the 5.30 pickup for the mountain road descent and the all aboard call for the Chapa Express.Loraine has carried her sketch book and pencils with her on the trip but to date has not had a chance to use them. Her plan today was to get them out. Mac had one look from the veranda and commented "Hope Loraine ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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