Tiger sneaking up on Ali

Ho Chi Minh to Da Lat

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November 16th 2008
Hey anyone reading...finally we have a decent speed internet connection and a computer that takes under a hour to recognise the camera is connected to the computer. This afternoon we have now arrived at a new place, Da Lat, which was a good 9hr ish bus trip north east of Ho Chi Minh. In saying this though the bus did have trouble going up anything that had the slightest look of a hill. This s ... read more

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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