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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: What is normal anyway? Fields of Athenry, motorbikes and Tet...
Date: January 25th 2009
Last night, I fell into one of those fitful sleeps caused by too many celebratory Saigon beers (there’s no such thing as alcoholism once you are a teacher, it’s just called R and R and I‘m on Tet holidays) and the ominous howling of neighbourhood mongrels, interspersed with squabbles between them for meagre bits of food. The steady persistence of a low-rolling drumbeat, the sounds of inflati ... read more
Date: January 25th 2009
Last night, I fell into one of those fitful sleeps caused by too many celebratory Saigon beers (there’s no such thing as alcoholism once you are a teacher, it’s just called R and R and I‘m on Tet holidays) and the ominous howling of neighbourhood mongrels, interspersed with squabbles between them for meagre bits of food. The steady persistence of a low-rolling drumbeat, the sounds of inflati ... read more
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DECEMBER 2009: for the sake of sentamentality, im simply unable to eraze my original profile entry i wrote in 2008 before i caught travel bug. While looking at it now makes me cringe at all the evidence of my innocence and (verbal flatulence), I have an equal sense that were it to be updated/edited it would no longer represent the truth. Have a look at the map for more information as to where i travelled during/after my time in Nam and where I ended up! Enjoy!
AUGUST 2008:
friends, you have come to the right place
woohoo my very own travel diary! this will solve everything!
after ... full info
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