the pirates of Tran Hung Dao

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March 10th 2009
Hi I read the paper on line a lot and wanted to call this blog 'fuck you Fred Goodwin', but i refrained. The other week I went for sunset cocktails at the Sheraton. The drinks were overpriced and nothing to write home about (so I’ll write home about them anyway), but the view from the 23rd floor bar was amazing. Earlier that day I had gone for a bit of afternoon karaoke ( I seem to be doi ... 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