Sunset Halong Bay

VIETNAM

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October 2nd 2008
Exploring Vietnam has been a brilliant few weeks! Made my way from 4000 islands in Laos to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) via Phnom Penh in Cambodia. Was a pretty horrific journey with more people squashed in a minibus for 16 hours than you would think is humanly possible. Not to mention the people bribing the driver so they could hang off the roof! All during a monsoon rainstorm too. I guess its all p ... 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