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Phew, not used to this much exercise

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May 16th 2010
Decided not to bother with brekkie this morning as one we ate so much yesterday and two it meant we could stay in bed longer :p After checking out we met with our tour group (and another group of Black H'mong women) and started on our long jaunt (12-13km!). It was another lovely sunny day and after watching a funeral procession pass through town we set off walking downhill which sounds nice and ea ... 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