me and a mandarin

back in Vietnam

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October 5th 2006
Well after spending almost 3 weeks longer than I expected to in Laos, I headed back to Vietnam, but not without one last grueling bus trip. After the typhoon I was keen to get to Vietnam as soon as possible, so I caught a direct bus from Pakse in Laos to Hue in Vietnam, but it was a hell of a trip, the unairconditioned bus was full of Vietnamese men chain smoking, the luggage was piled so high in ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué

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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