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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 forces under Ho Chi Minh, who took control of the North. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South. Despite the return of peace, for over two decades the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies. Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have committed to economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The country continues to experience protests from the Montagnard ethnic minority population of the Central Highlands over loss of land to Vietnamese settlers and religious persecution.




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By tomandsim
November 14th 2009
Mui Ne Asia
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Hi all; Greetings from beautiful Mui Ne! Sorry it's been awhile since posts but, between dodgy internet connections and just being plain busy, haven't had a chance. Anyway, I stumbled on an internet cafe this morning so can catch you up to date. Thanks also for the messages everyone, we are getting them and it's great to hear your feedback. We spent a few days at the resort town of Nha Trang, which is a bit too gold coastish for my liking, but a good enough place to break up the journey south. Tom was adamant about the cable car, so [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 14th 2009 | 4 Views | [diary=453041]

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By BoysOnTheRoad
November 13th 2009
Ahoi from hanoi! Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
Hello, wanna buy something from me? That's what we heard some 100 times a day here in Vietnam. A quick review of what we did after Thailand : We visited only the north of Vietnam (2 weeks), and we were a little surprised of the touristic bomb that has exploded here. In some places there are more tourists then vietnamese it seems. Luckily we did only the north, considering the typhoon that blasted against the middle of the country about a week ago. A lot of travellers that wanted to go from north to south vietnam got stuck somewehere in between. [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 13th 2009 | 88 Views | [diary=452227]

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GOODMORNING VIETNAM hey all....its been a while since we last blogged so get ready for a long one. Since our last blog we got a whole day train to Yichang think I mentioned that yitchang was just a stop off point to get a boat to the three gorges. The boat was far from 5 star it reminded me off the 3rd class parts of the titanic. We did have private rooms with onsuite...a shower hose over a small toillet which leaked into the whole room...it was an experience but at least my time in africa prepared me for the cockroaches...so [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 12th 2009 | 40 Views | [diary=452618]


Julie your challenge if you choose to accept it, is to complete the following on your trip (with photographic evidence as specified): 1. Buy all the tacky Vietnamese socialist tourist merchandise (eg. red T shirt with the star, flags, hat, shorts etc - there are no limits to the amount of these items in 'Nam!!!) and get a photo of yourself standing outside of Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum in Hanoi waving it all about patriotically!! 2. To eat and document the experience of trying as many local dishes as you can (and avoid getting any travel bugs) 3. Bid someone "good [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 12th 2009 | 22 Views | [diary=452743]


Hi everyone!! Hungry here. After weeks of watching Jeremy and Amy hog the spotlight on this blog, I decided to write one of my own. I am their mascot, after all! I've been having a great time on the trip, too, when I'm not stuffed inside the bottom of Amy's purse. This morning we all slept in late and when we awoke, it was warm and sunny. First stop was lunch at Pho 24, where we all ate yummy rice noodle-and-beef soup. I even tried chopsticks for the first time! Kinda tough when your fingers are covered in fur and your [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 10th 2009 | 125 Views | [diary=452208]

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Chopsticks are NOT as easy as they look!

By Johnny Tran
November 9th 2009
Sa Pa Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Sapa
We arrived in Sa pa by bus from Nihn Bin, however this time without a sleeping bus rather a sitting bus, surprisingly we accomplished some serious Z's. As we were leaving Nihn Bin the owner told us we would be traveling with a solo back packer. he was German, we dubbed him Chino. He was very illusive as we only managed to capture one photo of him, but he proved a good traveling partner. We had previously been told that Sa pa was the way to see the real Vietnam, so we had high expectations. To an extent we were let [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 9th 2009 | 64 Views | [diary=451933]


Wow! What a day. Breakfast in the market - Chgung took me to one of his fave places - had a pho in there - beef noodle soup for brekkie is ace! I'm still stiff after yesterday - not sure if that was the excercise, the potholes in the roads, the bits of road in the potholes or the massage - but I got back on the moped today and off went went up Mount Fan Xi Pan - this really is mountain heaven. Most of the mountains are very difficult or impossible to walk up - mind you I reckon [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 9th 2009 | 60 Views | [diary=451949]


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Mick relaxing on the sleeper bus.
That's Vietnamese for 'how much is this?' which by the way I have no idea how to pronounce, and which also is fairly irrelevant cos I already know the answer will be 'cheap, very cheap' So we’re currently in Mui Ne, about 200kms north east of hcmc. Let me just get back to the ‘awesome’ bus again if I may…. I tell ya, that was seriously the most comfortable mode of transportation ever. The ‘sleeper bus’ as they’re called, well they didn’t have air con, but the windows opened so that was okay, are simply the best! Mick slept for just [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 8th 2009 | 99 Views | [diary=451515]

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Well today has been FANTASTIC! Chung my guide and his wife who sold me the trip and my shirts are really very good people and well connected in these parts. About 10:30 Chung riding with me on the back and 2 great Aussie guys set off up into the mountains en route to some of the less visited minority villages - we all agreed that loadsa tourists is a bummer and the fewer the better! A nice sedate 20mph with a stop for a tea and short walk to take in the amazing views of stepped rice fields. The rice had [View Full Entry]

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By MrPlanet
November 8th 2009
vietnam Asia » Vietnam
Good morning Vietnam Arrivée à Saigon (maintenant appelé Ho Chi Minh city) depuis le Cambodge, je trouve cette ville très sympathique. Mais comme plusieurs grandes villes, ca manque un peu de chaleur humaine. Après une visite des tunnels qui ont servis durant la guerre du Vietnam et quelques jours à me reposer et me promener, je passe donc à Hanoi (la capitale). Mais pour y aller, je reste à l'aéroport de Saigon des heures en attendant un billet d'avion "standby" qui ne viendras jamais. Tout n'est pas perdu... Je rencontre une Vietnamienne qui vit à Hanoi et qui me propose de [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 9th 2009 | 71 Views | [diary=451740]

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