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Easy Riding through the Central Highlands

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May 16th 2009
We arrived in Saigon in the evening and were met by my good friend and ex-housemate Adam who's working as an English teacher there at the moment. Adam showed us a good place to stay (which was conveniently opposite where he was staying) and we settled in with some beers and a few games of pool at the local bar. The following day we visited the war memorial museum which told the Vietnamese side of ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands

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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