Dave Hopkins

Motorbike? Same, same but different!

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October 22nd 2005
Ok guys, so this week started off badly as I was so ill, but luckily I was only seriously ill for 2-3 days and although I still have a sniffly nose and a tickly cough, at least I can get around without my head pounding every 2 seconds. Last Saturday I went for an interview at probably the best school in Ho Chi Minh City - ILA. The academic director had said that he would call me back on Sunday a ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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