From: Asia » Vietnam
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]
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] Blog: 'Nam
Date: August 2nd 2006
(Julia) So from Phnom Penh we had a fairly civilised border crossing into Vietnam (primarily due to the fact the trials of asian immigration were not preceded by any horrible overnight buses, which will be a reoccuring theme throughout this blog i warn you). The minute us plus our skanky, moldy backpacks stepped onto the other side, we were greeted by the staff of "Happy Tours" who were taking us ... read more
Date: August 2nd 2006
(Julia) So from Phnom Penh we had a fairly civilised border crossing into Vietnam (primarily due to the fact the trials of asian immigration were not preceded by any horrible overnight buses, which will be a reoccuring theme throughout this blog i warn you). The minute us plus our skanky, moldy backpacks stepped onto the other side, we were greeted by the staff of "Happy Tours" who were taking us ... read more
