Protest

The Catholic church in President Diem's hometown was sacked following his assassination as pent-up emotions bubbled to the surface.

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Easy Ridin'

February 29th 2012
In an area of the world where it is so easy to get by spending minimal amounts of money, we have been reluctant to splurge on big ticket items. We had read about the Easy Riders, a motorcycle group originally based out of Dalat in the central highlands of Vietnam, in our guidebook but had dismissed the idea because of the price tag. In trading travel stories with others along our path we heard ind ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands

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

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