The Streets In Ha Tien

Saigon And Bye-Gones

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February 25th 2011
The Vietnam chapter begins. I arrived in the town of Ha Tien with a light coating of red dust from head to toe (my guitar bag and beard got the worst of it) on the back of a moto with a Cambodian driver. Went to the hotel recommended by Laura (from my last blog) and was greeted by a language barrier. The staff speak no English, and I speak no Vietnamese. Luckily my driver spoke Vietnamese but litt ... 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