Let the spending begin!

The middle part!

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July 10th 2006
Hello! I guess we’ve all seen now how I like to start things and then never look at them again - like this blog! I hope you’ve all been enjoying Brian’s updates, I guess I have to take my turn though… I’m going to zoom through the entire middle two thirds of the country in 500 words or less - here we go! From Nha Trang we bussed it up to Hoi An, a delightful town known for two things: ... 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