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Vietnam has xmas trees!!

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November 30th 2007
I have arrived in vietnam and am pleased to say that they have xmas trees!! It seems very odd seeing them when it's red hot! After Battanbang i headed to the Capital of Phnom Penh - it was a place of complete contrast, as much of SE asia is proving to be, with huge new cars driving round and swerving to avoid people sat on by the road. There wasn't too much that I wanted to see but it was nice ... 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