Halong Bay

Vietnam and Cambodia

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January 22nd 2009
Hello All- I hope everyone is doing well. I apologize for the long gap between blog entries, but I was moving at a faster pace than usual and I never had enough time to write it properly. This portion of the trip began by leaving Reed in Bankok and heading off with Connie to Hanoi to start our journey. As usual, we arrived with no plans other than needing to make it from Hanoi to Ho Chi ... 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