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Lifes a Beach

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June 28th 2009
Like a flash it was the weekend and time to escape the city for a couple of days. We boarded a ferry and headed up the river to the beach resort of Vung Tau. The journey was pleasant although we hit some heavy waves as we got nearer to our destination. As each one hit the boat you would have though it had hit a rock, but this seemed normal to the other passengers (apart from one or two children wh ... 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