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Vietnam (+ Cambodia Journey) October 2008

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February 15th 2009
Hello This is another of 'our' travel stories. 'Our', being 'us' - Judy & Bruce It describes our journey from our arrival in HaNoi (in October 2008) to our departure some 6 weeks later from Siem Reap. For us, we wanted to 'do' the tourist circuit from HaNoi, through the north-west, Halong Bay, and south through the tourist 'icon ... 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