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I've accepted a teaching position in Hanoi, Vietnam. Departure from CVG Aug 4th Arrival in Hanoi Aug 6th - a stop in LA and then Taipei to stretch my legs. The mileage totals 15,614 km or 9703 miles. I look forward to and welcome all the different sights, sounds, tastes and scents that come with a country that is so different from what I am used to.

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  Background - Hanoi Vietnam   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jul 25, 2009 0 pictures 7 comments
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  Planned & Set   Cincinnati, OH on Aug 4, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  This eagle has landed   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 6, 2009 10 pictures 6 comments
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  Tossing and turning   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 7, 2009 11 pictures 3 comments
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  Looking   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 8, 2009 31 pictures 1 comment
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  A fun fact + food pics   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 9, 2009 5 pictures 3 comments
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  Just Desserts   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 10, 2009 5 pictures 2 comments
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  Ouch...   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 11, 2009 7 pictures 4 comments
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  Brought tears to my eyes   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 12, 2009 10 pictures 2 comments
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  Rain   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 13, 2009 7 pictures 4 comments
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  Emperor and Hashing   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 16, 2009 55 pictures 2 comments
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  Ho Chi & Me   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 16, 2009 16 pictures 1 comment
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  Schools In   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 17, 2009 5 pictures 2 comments
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  Teaching 1st Graders - just shoot me now!   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 18, 2009 2 pictures 8 comments
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  1st grade...again   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 20, 2009 4 pictures 4 comments
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  Greens & Green   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 22, 2009 20 pictures 1 comment
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  Made the move   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 23, 2009 0 pictures 10 comments
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  Two funny   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 24, 2009 2 pictures 3 comments
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  Food & drink   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 24, 2009 12 pictures 6 comments
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  H1N1   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 27, 2009 0 pictures 5 comments
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  Just Pics   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 27, 2009 14 pictures 3 comments
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  Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Hoan Temples   Hoa Lu, Vietnam, Vietnam on Aug 29, 2009 59 pictures 5 comments
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  Three Caves   Tam Coc, Vietnam, Vietnam on Aug 29, 2009 60 pictures 2 comments
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  Clothes, coffins, cakes and construction   Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam on Sep 2, 2009 23 pictures 8 comments
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  City and Country   Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam on Sep 5, 2009 69 pictures 2 comments
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  Exorcism, Architecture & the People   Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam on Sep 11, 2009 4 pictures 5 comments
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  Perfume Pagoda - Buddhism Holy Land   Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam on Sep 14, 2009 85 pictures 1 comment
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  Samuel Beckett and friends   Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam on Sep 16, 2009 15 pictures 3 comments
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  Big Money and a Cock   Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam on Sep 21, 2009 11 pictures 4 comments
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  A Tweak and a Correction   Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam on Sep 24, 2009 2 pictures 3 comments
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  Views from a Hash   Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam on Sep 26, 2009 29 pictures 3 comments
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  Observations   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 1, 2009 5 pictures 3 comments
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  Bike, Bang, Boom   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 5, 2009 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Hair, lights, Fest, hash   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 5, 2009 70 pictures 8 comments
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  "Kindness" of the police; and the leg   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 8, 2009 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Horror movie: The Leg   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 13, 2009 4 pictures 2 comments
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  Hole in the leg   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 16, 2009 18 pictures 6 comments
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  Getting Better and Getting Packed   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 22, 2009 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Siem Reap, Cambodia   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Oct 29, 2009 5 pictures 5 comments
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  Angkor Wat - One Part of the Angkor Complex   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Oct 29, 2009 42 pictures 2 comments
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  What's there to do in town   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Oct 30, 2009 8 pictures 2 comments
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  Elephants and a Leper   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Oct 31, 2009 58 pictures 2 comments
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  Floating Village   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Nov 1, 2009 71 pictures 2 comments
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  Citadel of Women and smaller sites   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Nov 1, 2009 27 pictures 3 comments
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  Time for a musical interlude   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Nov 1, 2009 7 pictures 2 comments
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  Tomb Raider   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Nov 1, 2009 38 pictures 4 comments
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  Ca Tru - a historic musical art form   Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov 4, 2009 14 pictures 2 comments
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  Mistakes & Misunderstandings   Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov 8, 2009 28 pictures 3 comments
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  Le An Hoi - pre-wedding ceremony   Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov 10, 2009 40 pictures 1 comment
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  Temple of Literature   Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov 15, 2009 45 pictures 1 comment
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  Catgut & Get Out of Jail Free   Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov 16, 2009 15 pictures 3 comments
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  An Award and a Turkey   Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov 26, 2009 7 pictures 2 comments
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  Pottery Village   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 3, 2009 16 pictures 5 comments
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  More Recognition   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 5, 2009 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Great military legends & Gastronomy   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 6, 2009 48 pictures 1 comment
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  Silk   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 8, 2009 34 pictures 2 comments
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  Gone Organic!   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 9, 2009 40 pictures 4 comments
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  Pagoda tour   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 15, 2009 46 pictures 1 comment
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  Surprise!   Cincinnati, OH on Jan 3, 2010 43 pictures 12 comments
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  Back home   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 10, 2010 6 pictures 8 comments
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  The Kids and New Snacks   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 16, 2010 25 pictures 2 comments
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  Calif style life & River life   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 16, 2010 55 pictures 2 comments
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  A Home Cooked Meal   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 18, 2010 25 pictures 3 comments
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  Knocking Off Fears   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 30, 2010 22 pictures 1 comment
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  Snakes on a Plate   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 31, 2010 21 pictures 11 comments
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  Holidays   Hanoi, Vietnam on Feb 3, 2010 0 pictures 6 comments
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  In the Mountains of Sapa Pt 1   Hanoi, Vietnam on Feb 10, 2010 88 pictures 2 comments
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  Mountains and Sapa Pt. 2   Sapa, Vietnam on Feb 11, 2010 95 pictures 8 comments
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  Tet, Souvenirs & Motorbike   Hanoi, Vietnam on Feb 12, 2010 4 pictures 2 comments
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  Ice   Ko Samet Island, Thailand on Feb 20, 2010 1 picture 2 comments
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  First stop: Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 22, 2010 42 pictures 2 comments
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  Chinese New Year + Chinatown = noisy Celebration   Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 22, 2010 22 pictures 2 comments
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  Island time   Koh Samet Island, Thailand on Feb 23, 2010 37 pictures 2 comments
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  Wat a Scam   Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 23, 2010 36 pictures 3 comments
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  Sleepy Little Getaway Kind of Town   Tam Dao Vietnam, Vietnam on Mar 7, 2010 40 pictures 2 comments
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  Woof woof no more   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 11, 2010 0 pictures 8 comments
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  An Artist's Power   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 14, 2010 66 pictures 2 comments
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  Prints, pagodas and fractured   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 15, 2010 49 pictures 4 comments
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  Museums and Sculptures   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Mar 21, 2010 65 pictures 2 comments
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  Percussion Festival   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 25, 2010 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Descending Dragon   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Mar 28, 2010 60 pictures 3 comments
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  Observations and a Birthday   Manila, Philippines on Apr 25, 2010 25 pictures 5 comments
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  Keeping up on holidays   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 1, 2010 3 pictures 3 comments
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  A Headless Princess and a Magic Crossbow   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 3, 2010 14 pictures 3 comments
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  All Day Music Festival   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 9, 2010 20 pictures 1 comment
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  Cooking, and Hashing thru Sculpture Village   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 16, 2010 30 pictures 1 comment
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  A Temple and a Pagoda   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 24, 2010 32 pictures 1 comment
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  Just some updates   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jun 7, 2010 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Lotus and Bonsai   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jun 21, 2010 23 pictures 1 comment
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  Over the hills and through the woods   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jun 27, 2010 79 pictures 2 comments
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  Street Marrow   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jul 4, 2010 35 pictures 5 comments
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  What are you saying and what did I order to eat?   Guangzhou, China on Jul 20, 2010 15 pictures 6 comments
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  Spirituality, Architecture, and the People   Changsha, China on Jul 23, 2010 61 pictures 5 comments
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  Zen and the Art of China Travel I   Changsha, China on Jul 24, 2010 87 pictures 3 comments
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  Zen and the Art of China Travel II   Wuhan, China on Jul 28, 2010 54 pictures 4 comments
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  Tianxin Park and Tea   Changsha, China on Jul 29, 2010 77 pictures 3 comments
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  Reflections and what I learned   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 2, 2010 83 pictures 2 comments
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  1000km... on a motorbike   Hà Giang, Vietnam on Aug 18, 2010 111 pictures 5 comments
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  New Food & Fireworks   Hanoi, Vietnam on Sep 3, 2010 22 pictures 4 comments
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  Lots of 10's   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 15, 2010 17 pictures 2 comments
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  Beach towns Vietnam: Da Nang & Hoi an   Hoi An, Vietnam on Oct 16, 2010 137 pictures 3 comments
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  The Great Wall, Peking Duck and Kenny Rogers   Beijing, China on Nov 7, 2010 127 pictures 2 comments
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  Forbidden City, Tiananmen Sq. and nearby streets   Beijing, China on Nov 7, 2010 59 pictures 3 comments
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  The Summer Palace in Autumn and Banpo   Beijing, China on Nov 10, 2010 65 pictures 3 comments
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  Terra Cotta soldiers and street scenes   Beijing, China on Nov 16, 2010 52 pictures 2 comments
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  Mental Musings   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 8, 2010 2 pictures 9 comments
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  Physical and mental cleansing at Christmas   Koh Samui, Thailand on Dec 22, 2010 60 pictures 5 comments
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  Saturday is for hashing   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 8, 2011 19 pictures 3 comments
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  One HORNy Sunday   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 16, 2011 21 pictures 2 comments
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  Roots and the mystery of Baalbek   Beirut, Lebanon on Feb 8, 2011 158 pictures 5 comments
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  Road Trip to Mai Chau   Mai Châu, Vietnam on Feb 21, 2011 51 pictures 3 comments
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  Son Dong Traditional Village & Dinh Quan Pagoda   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 1, 2011 32 pictures 2 comments
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  Good Friends Come to Visit   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 10, 2011 75 pictures 2 comments
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  Blood, Sweat & Beers   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 13, 2011 23 pictures 0 comments
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  History and Legend in their Hands   Chuong, Vietnam on Mar 14, 2011 43 pictures 0 comments
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  In Fields of Green...Tea   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 27, 2011 20 pictures 5 comments
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  Yoga, Back Road Bike Ride, a Cave   Mai Châu, Vietnam on Apr 13, 2011 92 pictures 1 comment
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  Yoga, Meditation and Ayurveda on my birthday   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 1, 2011 48 pictures 4 comments
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  Vac Village - Paper Fans and Bird Cages   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 8, 2011 37 pictures 5 comments
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  A Day in the Country   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 23, 2011 48 pictures 1 comment
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  A Day at CAMA Music Festival   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 29, 2011 25 pictures 1 comment
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  Playing catch up...   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jun 27, 2011 73 pictures 4 comments
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  Just a few things I observe daily   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jul 8, 2011 4 pictures 2 comments
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  A trip back...to friends and family   Cincinnati, OH on Aug 13, 2011 74 pictures 6 comments
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  Toy making village   Hanoi, Vietnam on Aug 21, 2011 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Third Time's the Charm   Mai Châu, Vietnam on Sep 2, 2011 41 pictures 0 comments
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  Two Village Repeats... and a tasty lunch   Hanoi, Vietnam on Sep 17, 2011 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Hodge podge of recent trips   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 4, 2011 53 pictures 1 comment
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  Duong Lam Ancient Village   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 15, 2011 41 pictures 0 comments
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  A Long Awaited Trip   Da Lat, Vietnam on Oct 31, 2011 101 pictures 0 comments
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  Monks and Elephants or...   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 5, 2011 119 pictures 0 comments
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  An Elephant Tale   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 5, 2011 54 pictures 5 comments
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  Not Just Monkey Business   Ninh Binh, Vietnam on Nov 14, 2011 73 pictures 0 comments
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  A day at the market; a weekend in the forest   Sơn Tây, Vietnam on Dec 11, 2011 50 pictures 0 comments
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  Abstinence in Paradise   Ubud, Indonesia on Dec 29, 2011 104 pictures 0 comments
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  A day out on the bike in Bali   Ubud, Indonesia on Dec 31, 2011 61 pictures 0 comments
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  More than Twelve Monkeys   Ubud, Indonesia on Jan 7, 2012 57 pictures 0 comments
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  Poverty Amidst the Fantastic - Part 1   Kolkata (Calcutta), India on Jan 30, 2012 132 pictures 3 comments
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  Poverty Amidst the Fantastic - Part 2   Agra, India on Jan 30, 2012 45 pictures 0 comments
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  Water Puppet Craftsmen   Hanoi, Vietnam on Apr 8, 2012 40 pictures 7 comments
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  Early Morning in the Old Quarter   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 20, 2012 22 pictures 4 comments
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  Perfect Equanamity   Taipei, Taiwan on Aug 2, 2012 68 pictures 1 comment
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  Perfect Equanamity Pt. 2   Kaohsiung County, Taiwan on Aug 2, 2012 48 pictures 2 comments
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  A Dying Craft - Paper Making   Hanoi, Vietnam on Sep 2, 2012 34 pictures 3 comments
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  Thiet Ung Wood Carving village   Thiet Ung village, Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam on Sep 16, 2012 35 pictures 1 comment
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  Cracking some Bamboo once again.   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 7, 2012 64 pictures 1 comment
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  A return to two of my favorite villages   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 13, 2013 14 pictures 1 comment
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  A long awaited trip home   Cincinnati, OH on Feb 13, 2013 71 pictures 1 comment
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  4am and this part of the city is wide awake   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 17, 2013 36 pictures 4 comments
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  How'd I miss these gems?   Hanoi, Vietnam on Apr 7, 2013 52 pictures 5 comments
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  An ancient capital and three caves   Hanoi, Vietnam on Apr 13, 2013 21 pictures 0 comments
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  A gift of paradise for my birthday   Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam on Apr 28, 2013 125 pictures 1 comment