Saigon by night from our living room window

Make it Count...

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May 10th 2011
...is the motto for our last couple of months here. And indeed we are trying our best to do things and see people as much as we can. Homesickness and sadness about leaving come and go and do affect us despite the obscene amount of jolly jaunts that we go on. Please know that we do realise how lucky we have been! So lets start by telling the slightly amusing tale of a Vietnamese wedding that w ... 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