Three Americans in a Vietnamese Taxi

Hello from Hanoi- Boy is it hot here!

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October 18th 2006
Hi Everyone, I apologize; I have been really bad about keeping this blog updated. I really intended to write something everyday, but I have really been busy with work here. There is a lot to do here and not a lot of time left to do it. I had planned to return home on the 4th of November, and I still may, but there is about a 50-50 chance that I will need to stay until the 18th. Hanoi is going ... 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