Good Morning Vietnam! and China and Hong Kong 1118

Good Morning Vietnam! and China and Hong Kong

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May 31st 2010
Allo! Well first and foremost this is not exactly a travel blog "on the road" installment because as most of you know me and mike are back in the UK, (and if you didn't know then now you do... So when are we going to catch up for a beer then?) But anyway I digress......... We haven't written the last leg of our blog until now because that would mean our trip was officially over....sniff! ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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