Cu Chi tunnels

Vietnam

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September 24th 2008
Vietnam Vietnam is a pretty interesting place. After Cambodia, Vietnam seemed like a much more developed and populous country, but to be honest not quite as friendly. The latter could be due to the long and bloody history Vietnam has with the west (from Colonial French to Interventionist Americans/ANZACs) or could be due to the increasingly large numbers of tourists in the country?? ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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