Front of a Chinese Assembly Hall

The Thing About Vietnam...

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November 17th 2006
This country is lovely - it really is. The places we've seen are really interesting - there's so much strong culture here, and loads of intruguing history. The food is excellent. But we've made our decision - we have to leave. It's not even the people themselves - those we've stopped to talk to have, in general, been very friendly. I think the problem lies somewhere deep in the culture itself - i ... 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