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the NAM, in one giant blog!

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July 23rd 2009
well, on to our final country. let me first say that all these photos from cambodia and vietnam are actually kates because in true binge brit style i got hilariously drunken in na trang in vietnam and lost my camera. oops! thankfully at the end of the trip and not the beginning and i had backup the majority of my photos, only 2 weeks lost. not so bad. but i did only have 5 days left of the trip so ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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