man sleeping in a hammok

hoi an

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June 22nd 2008
hoi an our next stop after nha trang was hoi an, as our plan was to work our way up the coast of viet nam. while in saigon, just after meeting tamsyn at the airport, we also got in contact with another ex-korea english teacher now living in saigon, quinn. the four of us got together and had a drink in a little booth on the side of the road, sitting in plastic chairs intended for kindergart ... 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