Hoi An - A Maze Of Alleyways

Alexander Brown: Art Collector and Bloody Well Dressed Gentleman

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June 27th 2006
Shopping is highly addictive. Not at home - I can't stand it. But here you dont have to worry about trying things on, getting the right combination of fabrics and cuts in an existing garment and then paying through the nose for it. You just get it tailor made. It's great! Elsewhere in the world I've looked in art galleries, and wished I could afford to buy the paintings I like - but here I ... 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