We’ve been promising ourselves a trip to Vietnam for a long time now, ever since we lived in Paris and worked at the SIPA press agency.
The war in the Far East was the big story of the day and every photo-journalist was itching to go there, myself included.
In retrospect it was a damn good thing that I didn’t go.
Too young Too inexperienced Too dangerous
But at that age you think you’re the cat’s whiskers, the dog’s cojones.
Anyhow this year we finally got to go…
Not a million miles from China Beach !
The Vietnam war was a long time ago.
This beach is at Hoi An – about 10 miles south of China Beach where the first American Marines landed in 1965. The area became known as a combat R&R location for the troops.
.. and that’s just how it was for us too !
Beautiful area of white sands and the warm water of the South China Sea.
Boatman Halong Bay
Hard to believe now that the war ever happened.
Even when we were mistaken for Americans the welcome from the locals was never less than friendly.
