Cool Jack

A lifetime in two weeks

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January 21st 2011
Happy New Year It's Friday night, Tet has unofficially begun and Saigon is hot, sweaty, and pulsing. Beer halls and discos have sprouted out of nowhere and overflow with people and music. Exotic women with long hair and slit dresses are cruising the boulevards on their motor cycles. Cay and I are returning from a pre-Tet party at his university. I stare out the window of the taxi as ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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