Viet Cong Emma in the tunnels

Goooood mooorrrning Viet Nam

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February 4th 2005
Seems a long time since our last blog. Saw the Royal Ballet at the Palace in Luang Prabang (dah-lings), visited some incredible waterfalls (one with no water), and trekked to see some remote villages in Laos where they do not even use money. Took a very dodgy minibus for 10 hours, along a very bumpy and windy road to Vientiane and pampered ourselves by the pool at the posh Plaza Hotel (slipp ... read more

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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