Remnants of War

Buffalos to (moto)Bikes in 24-hours

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October 17th 2005
Welcome to Vietnam! Leaving Cambodia was a little hard to do, but I've read so much and heard so many great things about Vietnam I was excited to get started on that portion of my trip. Spent a couple of days in Phnom Penh seeing the last few things I wanted to, but mostly getting the logistics arranged for getting to Vietnam. There's essentially two ways to get into the country; either take a lon ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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 forc... ... read more