Posted on June 19, 2008 by Duckingforks
Sapa is 1650m above sea level, while Dalat is 1471m.
The Conical Hat (or Non La) first appeared in Vietnam during the 13th century.
Former President, Ho Chi Minh was actually named Nguyen Sinh Cung at birth. His named changed several times during his life.
The Cao Dai Religion, commonly found in the Mekong Delta area, was founded [...]
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Posted on April 9, 2008 by Duckingforks
For a number of years I worked through out South East Asia as Tour Leader. Fantastic times and really bad hangovers! But I was also fortunate enough to have meet a man who goes by the name - Lemon Juice Bruce!
Bruce is seriously passionate about Vietnam and all things Vietnamese. Growing up during the Vietnam [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2008 by Duckingforks
The Trưng Sisters, (AD 12 - 43), known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà Trưng (”the two Trưng ladies”‘), and individually as Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị, were two 1st century women leaders who successfully repelled Han invasions for three years, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam.
The sisters were born during the thousand-year Chinese [...]
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