Me at the citadel (crooked i know!)

Hue, Vietnam

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July 5th 2008
Ok. Wow. Where to begin! Egad. The epic journey of getting into Vietnam from Laos started back in Tad Lo, where, since there isn't a bus station or anything, you just wait on the side of the road until a bus goes by. There is no schedule so you just wait and wait which we did for about 3 hrs. GAH! We took a public bus (squishy, hot, dusty, the usual) to Pakse where I sadly parted w/ Ali and im ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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