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Good morning Vietnam

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February 7th 2011
Hello bloggers We have had an action packed few days since our last blog. Where Carrie left you we were just preparing to do a cooking course which we did. Have to say not the most exciting morning - basically choping lots of veg then watching a lady stir it in a pan but hopefully we have something new to cook when we get home. We then got the bus to Phonm Pehn, Cambodia's capital. In Phonm ... 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