James and Anna
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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: The Veteran does Nam
Date: October 16th 2009
After saying a sad goodbye to Lloyd I headed back into Bangkok where I managed to get some cheap accomodation. The next day it was off to the Vietnam embassy first thing to try to sort my visa. Thankfully they were very nice and efficient and I managed to pick it up that afternoon. I risked heading straight for the airport where I managed to get on the same flight only a day late! It was great to ... read more
Date: October 16th 2009
After saying a sad goodbye to Lloyd I headed back into Bangkok where I managed to get some cheap accomodation. The next day it was off to the Vietnam embassy first thing to try to sort my visa. Thankfully they were very nice and efficient and I managed to pick it up that afternoon. I risked heading straight for the airport where I managed to get on the same flight only a day late! It was great to ... read more
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I am currently on a 2-year career break with the intention (and hope) of travelling as much as possible. After spending 3 wonderful months travelling round Africa including a climb of Kilimanjaro last year I am about to embark on my next adventure.
May 2009 I'm planning to travel from Russia on the Trans Mongolian train to Mongolia the China before heading to Hong Kong, Nepal, India and Sri Lanks. Then to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo. I'd like to finish off with a month in Australia before back to reality. As we all know best laid plans and all that ......... full info
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