The road ahead

Vietnam

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November 3rd 2005
October 17: Today we flew to Vietnam and arrived sort of by chance at the same guesthouse we stayed in three years ago, Guesthouse 70 on Bui Vien in the Pham Ngu Lao district which is frequented mostly by backpackers. We stayed in what must have been the smallest room they had on the sixth floor. There's no elevator, but thankfully they have a winch which can pull big backpacks up through the ce ... 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