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Good Mornin' Vietnaaaaaaaaam!

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January 19th 2011
Hello all, Well we finally forced ourselves to leave beach living behind and set off to another country - Vietnam! We were looking forward to exploring a new country and I was très excited to catch up with my frieeeeeeeend from home Kate, who's been living out here for the past six months. Another long bus journey later and a hairy moment at the border (rewind to Vietnam embassy incident!) w ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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