One of the many famous images from the war

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh

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January 26th 2010
Philippe rose the next morning after very little sleep due to a stomach bug. Had we not been meeting my parents that evening, we wouldn't have travelled on. But we were, and so he bravely soldiered on, and we hopped on the bus in Phnom Penh. Our trip across the border was a slow and boring process, not due to any fault of either border control stations. Our bus company representative had dec ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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