Vietnam

Goodbye Vietnam & hello Cambodia

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November 25th 2008
Gemma: Well, it's time to say goodbye to Vietnam. It's quite sad really, as I've loved it here. It slipped down the country rankings for a while when it was raining solidly for 3 days, but it is now firmly in 2nd place behind Mongolia. We left Hoi An after 2 days. I'm proud to say I managed to resist all the many shops doing made to measure clothes. I do have 2 wedding to go to next year, bu ... 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