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More Conical Hats Than You Can Poke a (Chop)Stick At...

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February 27th 2006
So crossing the border from Cambodia to Vietnam via Tinh Bien proved to be a slight challenge but we made it. First thing to understand is that this border crossing is the newest and apparently was only recently opened to foreigners due to the fact that the area is not the most secure, in that the road cuts through rice paddies where on one side it is Cambodia and on the other Vietnam. For a time ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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