Sand Dunes

Back to the land of the living (Vietnam)

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May 6th 2007
Getting out of Cambodia and into Vietnam was a little bit like coming back to the land of the living. Although far from a western country, Vietnam is lacking the desperation and extreme poverty that plagues Cambodia. Our first stop was in Saigon, renamed Ho Chi Minh after the Viet Cong were victorious during the Vietnam war. We found a room on the seventh floor of a hotel that didn't have an e ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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