Sleeper bus waiting to leave Vietnam

Leaving Vietnam

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July 18th 2011
This is kind of a long story - and a bit of a shaggy dog one at that. While planning for this trip, I had the usual "bucket list" of places I'd not been to yet ... places such as Angkor Wat, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Halong Bay, Mekong Delta, Beaches, Vientienne, Luang Prabang, Irrawady Mekong River Dolphins, etc. While researching and planning for the trip, I realized that 3 weeks was not ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Son La

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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