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Betrayal

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April 10th 2008
It had been in the family 25 years and already travelled the world once. It's been mine for 5 years or so yet I threw it away in a Hanoi gutter. The beaten up, sardine stained, Karrimor rucksack didn't deserve what happened to it. The end came when Tom decided a replacement was needed for his rucksack, which has a lot less history and causes a lot more pain to carry. A trip to the market u ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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