A refreshing drink of sugar cane juice

Winding down my time in Vietnam

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March 1st 2009
It's hard to believe that my time in Vietnam is almost at an end. I decided to cut my volunteer teaching time short by one week because I really wanted to spend a little more time seeing places in Vietnam before meeting Larry in Beijing. But before letting me leave, my evening students took Gloria, Leanne and I on a field trip - literally. I had mentioned once that I had only seen rice fields fro ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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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