a poingnant photo of what war does to people

January 5th 2010
I spent the first day in Vietnam hidden away, taking time to switch off from Cambodia and to work out my plan for my next few weeks. In truth I was worried that I was not going to be able to love Vietnam having left a huge piece of my heart in its neighbouring country. I prayed that as I went out to seek out dinner that people would smile like they had in Cambodia - with their hearts. What I fo ... read more

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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

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Cheryl

Wondering and wandering

After 10yrs of working for cops in Manchester, England it's time for a little soul food and to remember that there's a great big beautiful world beyond these borders. Like most people, some of the trip is light hearted and some to see the richness, culture, history - and favourite for me, the natural beauty of the world. If you have any comments on how I can improve my blog please feel free (deleting it is not an option!!) although I have felt that some of my entries have been a little too long to be enjoyable so will now blog a bit more often with a little le... full info

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