Dude!

Vietnam is bleedin' deadly

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September 9th 2008
Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta HCMC again to Da Nang to Hoi An - it's been a hectic week! So, I'll try to make this as brief as possible, since there ís loads to update on and this PC keeps reverting to Vietnamese spelling, ưhich í a (which is a) tad headwrecking and takes forever to correct! And certain people think I write too much! On arrival in Ho Chi Mihn City we immedi ... 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