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Chan May, Vietnam - Nightmare to Hue

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April 12th 2014
1stApril Chan May, Vietnam We arrived here very late because of a technical issue with the ship. We were booked on a tour to the city of Hue some 90 minutes away. More of that later. The port of Chan May is between two cities, Da Nang and Hue. Da Nang was America’s major strategic base during the Vietnam War and in 1968 during the Tet offensive, Hue was soon under the co ... 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