war museum, saigon

vietnam (saigon, mui ne, nha trang)

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May 4th 2007
this travelblog thing is REALLY trying! this is entry number 2 after nearly 5 weeks of travelling so am having difficulty backdating, as cant bloody remember what i was doing 3 weeks ago! so much for catching up! will give it ago anyway... we had a pretty smooth journey into vietnam, well ridiculously so and damn right embaressing in hindsight! we took a chauffered mercedes to the border, got ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Binh Thuan » Mui Ne

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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