Pulling the Weeds

Farming and Fishing

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January 25th 2010
Have you ever wondered where your food comes from, or how they grow it? Well me neither, I may look at the package and think 'wow these strawberries came from Egypt, I didn't even think they had them there.' But apart from that, I don't really think about it. Well today was a real wake up call. We had a very early start today as we were doing a bike ride as well (joyous) so we needed to get ... 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