{"id":38218,"date":"2014-10-09T01:30:44","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T01:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/chuyen-di-ngan-cho-mot-hanh-trinh-dai.html"},"modified":"2022-03-04T08:54:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T01:54:18","slug":"a-long-journey-with-many-stops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/en\/a-long-journey-with-many-stops.html","title":{"rendered":"A long journey with many stops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">December 2011<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Tim organized a trip to Lam Dong from the 26th to the 29th of December 2011. This had been planned with the following goals to achieve:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&#8211; To further investigate and learn about the living conditions, material situation and special needs of the population living in the Lam Dong province in general, and the town of Bao Loc in particular, with relation to the new Maison Chance project which will be set up in a rural area; we also intend to visit some charitable organizations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&#8211; To know more about the types of animals and crops that could be found in the area.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&#8211; This trip was also an opportunity for the children to learn more about Tim\u2019s mission and follow up and share her task.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&#8211; The participants to this trip were :<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Tim: founder of Maison Chance<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">McFreddy: photographer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">The orphans: Cuong (assistant), Bich Tuyen, An, older Thanh and younger Thanh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Two handicapped orphans: Phuong and Lien<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">We left Saigon at about 2 pm and arrived in Bao Loc at 7 pm. The city of Bao Loc is located 190km away from Saigon at an altitude of 800m and boasts only 150 inhabitants. Once there we started to experience the cool mountain climate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">We had dinner at a restaurant, then visited Bao Loc by night and eventually returned to the hotel to rest and make preparation for the following day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38157\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey01-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38162\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey02.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey02-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">We were very impatient the next day to admire the Dambri waterfall, the highest in the Lam Dong region.<br \/>\n18 km away from Bao Loc, firstly, we crossed large hills planted with green tea and after following some convoluted roads, we finally reached the touristic heart of Dambri. We were suddenly faced with the wondrous and poetically evocative landscape of Dambri: green hills, shivering water and a gorgeous cascade.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38166\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey03.jpg 375w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey03-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38170\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey04.jpg 375w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey04-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38174\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey05.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey05-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">More than a chance for sightseeing, this trip was an opportunity for us to better understand this region where Maison Chance plans to develop its new center in order to help the less fortunate. However, the project will only successfully continue if we have the ongoing their support from visitors. Therefore, we have to choose an area that offers beautiful landscapes and is close to a touristic route. Dambri beautifully captures these features.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">The travelers posing in front of the 90m-high waterfall of Dambri, the highest in the Lam Dong region.<br \/>\nAfter our experience at the cascade, Tim and the children ventured into the heart of Dambri\u2019s tourist site where the forest was rich with the plantation of bamboos. Very few people apparently explore this far into the region. The landscape is but of great beauty and well preserved.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">We made our farewells to the Dambri cascade and headed to the Loc Phat center, which provides support to impaired persons in Bao Loc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38178\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey06.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey06-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">The center stands on a small lane in the city. We wanted to know more about how handicapped people are helped here and how they live in the area. The center welcomes some children suffering from minor handicaps and some who are retarded in their development. It is a dependency of the Thi Nghe center for handicapped persons in Saigon and takes in about 30 children who do not need any assistance to move around.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38182\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey07.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey07-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">We were warmly welcomed at the center by the nuns and beneficiaries who were all delighted to see us, especially Thanh (the very first beneficiary to be helped by Tim), who first returned after 20 years. Thanh met up again with the nuns and friends he had played with as a child. Thanh has many secrets and names he hasn\u2019t talked about, but he still could remember his friends\u2019 names and that he was called Hung when he was a child. Thanh was really happy to see them all again, even if he was a bit shy after all this time away.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">We had a long conversation about Thanh and then visited the center. Here, the nuns gave the children vocational training so that they can gain their independence by working as farmers or breeders.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38186\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey08.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey08-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38190\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey09.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey09-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Moreover, the nuns created the proper conditions so that the handicapped persons can grow up and become independent while relying on a basis out of the center. They have had six houses built and each one takes in six persons. They plan and organize the everyday operations and tasks. They feed the hens, take care of the coffee beans and collect them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">After we went to have a look to the coffee trees grove and visited the handicapped people\u2019s homes, we parted company with the nuns and beneficiaries to head to Duc Trong.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Duc Trong is located in the heart of the Lam Dong province, covering a surface of 901.79 km2 with a population of 166 358 inhabitants at an altitude of 900m. The climate is fairly chilly as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">We went to Lien\u2019s home, as she was one of the handicapped travelers and visited her family. We then came back to our hotel to rest in preparation of the following day, as we would drive to Dalat, a city in bloom gifted with poetic beauty.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Dalat city is 394.64 km2 and home to about 210&#8217;000 people. It is high up in the hills, 1500m above the sea level, which accounts for its mountain climate, moderate but cool over the year. Dalat is now one of the famous sites in Vietnam and attracts millions of visitors every year. The mountain view and pine forest unfolded before us. After going through the Prenn pass, we entered a \u201clittle nation\u201d settled in the heart of Vietnam. Dalat revealed to us its European-style architecture and chilly climate which made us think we were somewhere in France. The city was preparing to host the yearly Flower Festival that is an attraction for many visitors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Our first visit was for the \u201cVong Tay Yeu Thuong\u201d group, which Ms Yem is in charge of.<br \/>\nThis was originally the home of one of the group\u2019s members who was the parent of an impaired child and had much sympathy for Yem\u2019s mission. She consequently allowed her to use the house to create a place where the handicapped people could work. The house is tiny and only 10 persons can work here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">About fifty more persons work from their own place to produce woolen articles as for garments, flowers and dolls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">All the group\u2019s members are in a particular situation. Most of them are older people and their families are facing difficulties. They come to the center during the day and work here before they go back home at the end of the day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38194\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey10.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey10-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Yem (vice-president of the Association for handicapped people in Dalat) leads the group and is handicapped herself. She explained to Tim that the center is so small that she was still unable to find a plot of land to build to extend the center\u2019s activities. She therefore finds it difficult to meet and help the impaired people in the area. She finally wished she could get some support to develop her network and give help to more persons in the region.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">After this reunion and conversation with the Vong Tay Yeu Thuong group, we couldn\u2019t wait to visit Dalat. The city is beautiful and busy at night; the habitants go out and have fun despite the cool weather. We had to buy some warm clothes as we were not used to this cold. Younger Thanh had even packed is swimsuit, thinking Dalat was on the coast and that he could enjoy a swim in the sea!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38198\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey11.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey11-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">We later met up with Lam, one of Tim\u2019s friends who studied in France for more than 10 years. He\u2019s the president of the association of the young catholic in Paris. He helped Maison Chance to organize several annual galas to support the association over the last four years. He\u2019s still happy to encourage new projects for Maison Chance in Vietnam. We were all delighted to be invited to share dinner with his family and we all loved the Dalat\u2019s banh beo, very tasty but weird at the same time. We then enjoyed the night market, buying a few souvenirs and tasting some of Dalat\u2019s specialties. It was then time for us to get on the bus back to Duc Trong and spend the night there.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38202\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey12.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey12-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">We asked for more information about various centers in Bao Loc the following day, but since the Tia Sang is closed now and has been abandoned for long, we couldn\u2019t do anything but get on the bus again and leave.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">We had just left Bao Loc when we faced some problems with our bus. It has been in service for more than 20 years and is now old and worn-out. We had to organize with the mechanics to have it repaired and to successfully continue with our trip.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38206\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey13.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey13-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">On our way back home we visited the Madagui center that welcomes orphans and is located in the Da Huoai district. This area is South-West of the Lam Dong province, 145km away from Saigon and has a population of about 33 000 inhabitants.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">The center was founded by Ms Kieu (vice-director of the center) and only operates resulting from kind donations. It is on the road to the touristic center of Madagui and employs 9 staff to look after the everyday well-being and health of about 40 children, all being orphans and suffering from mental handicap. However, only a few know about this center which has been operating for over four years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38210\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey14.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey14-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38214\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey15.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maison-chance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/A-long-journey15-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Most of these children come from remote villages. They have been sheltered, looked after and educated by Ms Kieu. The center also enabled six children to attend an external school.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">After this last visit, we then took our bus back to Saigon. This trip has been enriching as well as amusing. We all hope we will soon go back to this region and the building of the new Maison Chance center will help the less fortunate and be an advantage to improve their living conditions. They have to know that life is beautiful and that they still can dream.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><em>Tran Tat Cuong<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 2011 Tim organized a trip to Lam Dong from the 26th to the 29th of December 2011. 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