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Wednesday

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August 1st 2014
Lindsay and I hired bikes again and headed off to the beach and Melita also hired a bike but went off to do some exploring of her own. It was another mega hot day but it was cool ish whilst cycling. The second beach we went to was nearer so we we there by about 10.15am. We had to park our bike in a bike park again for the cost of 5k Dong. As we walked to the beach we were offered a free su ... 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