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Cycling Vietnam.2

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May 3rd 2011
Vietnam Blog #1 I left Melbourne a little late for an 8hr flight to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and I’m sure that I would have enjoyed the trip had my seat not been frozen in the almost upright position and my in-flight entertainment been working. Now I know why I like to fly Singapore Air because I’ll be reluctant to fly Malaysia Air again. Having previously only been through KL at night, the 4hr stop ... 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