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Vietnam, part 1

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October 28th 2009
While the PRC celebrated its 60th anniversary we took advantage of the week long holiday and buggered off to Vietnam. A short 3 and a half hour hop, or so we thought. After boarding the plane on time at 9.30pm we did a circuit around Pu Dong airport and arrived back at the terminal. That weird sound we all heard was indeed a technical fault that required attention. So we sat on the tarmac in t ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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