Finally!

Vietscam

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November 3rd 2011
Flying from the Philippines to Hanoi Vietnam our preferred destination, proved exorbitantly expensive and also very time consuming. On the other hand, a direct cheap flight to Ho Chi Minh City was easily booked and so our travel plans were re-jigged and we will now be travelling south to north. They say that old habits die hard and in the case of the name of Vietnam’s southern capital, there ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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