Our means of travelling to Phu Quoc

Schadenfreude

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June 23rd 2008
A German word which I may or may not have spelt correctly. It encapsulates the joy one feels when faced with the suffering of others. Any way, right now I'm feeling quite a lot of schadenfreudic joy. This is because I am on Phu Quoc Island right now and everyone else I know isn't. Admittedly just being on Phu Quoc itself is enough to make me joyful. But this feeling is increased exponentially with ... 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