Sunset on the Thu Bon River

Gimme Shelter

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January 16th 2009
By Justino There is a moment when you are travelling in a foreign environment that you completely break away from your daily routines, let go of your life and worries at home, and live in the moment. That moment for me was 3:00 am yesterday on a sleeper train somewhere between Saigon and Da Nang. I woke up surrounded by the sounds of families sleeping and the clatter of the train on t ... 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