Dalat 288

Dalat, Vietnam June 2004

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December 2nd 2008
Vietnam June 2004 I left Phnom Penh after staying about a month. PP was interesting and I learned more about the Cambodian people. They are very friendly people like the Thais and Vietnamese. The country is very poor and doesn't seem to be making much progress economically. They are just now getting over the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields madness and don't seem to have a very good government. ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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