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No Thanks ...

... we came across these donation boxes at the rest stops on the way to and from Halong Bay - things that make you go hmm ... when it mentions a charity fund but provides no specifics, is the charity fund really just the owners' bank account? You have to wonder ...
Pho Circle

October 23rd 2016
Geo: 21.0243, 105.855Vietnam started, and now ends, with a bowl of pho - quite fitting for our trip, as you can say that we've come pho circle in our journey through one of Southeast Asia's gems. There's something quite comforting about eating a bowl of Vietnamese noodle soup, though it's a seemingly contradictory activity to undertake in such a steamy, sweltering co ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Vietnamese Flag 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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