Ornate carvings
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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 for... [read more]
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 for... [read more] Blog: Tailors, sailors, tours, ruins....er...sharks, private dancers, werewolves and...er...space shuttles?
Date: July 6th 2007
Wow...you are probably thinking from the title that Hoi-An has it all. Alas, we knew the day would come, we didn't think it would be so soon...we have finally run out of original ideas to call our blogs, so we settled on a particularly random title which made us laugh instead! Our $2 journey from Hue went very smoothly and before we knew it we had passed all the paddy fields with Vietnamese women ... read more
Date: July 6th 2007
Wow...you are probably thinking from the title that Hoi-An has it all. Alas, we knew the day would come, we didn't think it would be so soon...we have finally run out of original ideas to call our blogs, so we settled on a particularly random title which made us laugh instead! Our $2 journey from Hue went very smoothly and before we knew it we had passed all the paddy fields with Vietnamese women ... read more
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We saved for 3 years and then went Hoff to travel the world. Chris Columbus and Magellan eat your heart out...do you reckon other people will have already discovered the places we are going to? You bet!
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