I reunited with the Buffalo Soldiers that I had met and hung out with in Laos. From left: me, an American we met overly politely getting himself out of the picture, Joel, three local photobombers, Cam, Joel #2 and Marnix.
The Assignment In Hanoi July 22nd 2017 Like last time, information from the bus company on what was going on was in short supply. Unlike last time, there were more people on the bus than food supplies this time; the bus stopped a lot on the Laos side picking up more and more people each time, to the point where there were more people than sleepers, and then more people than ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi 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
Hi,
Most of you will have been directed here by me - if so, thanks for coming. If not, thanks for coming anyway.
I am Derek - a Kiwi who in June 2007, set off on a 4 1/2 month sortie around Europe via the USA, and set up this blog so that friends, family and randoms could keep track of where I had been to, and of the shenanigans I inevitably got up to.
The trip inspired me to keep travelling and directly following it, I spent the next seven years living in London, which was a fantastic base from which to continue my travels and thus the travelling continued unaba... full info