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Delayed News

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January 30th 2017
One of the biggest challenges with this travel expedition has been the delay in news - family/friends related and of course US news. I have also been reading the news more. Not sure if that is because I feel like I'm always behind OR because so much is going on right now. I'll say this - this will be my only politically laced blog post. Not because I don't believe in the things, but because I t ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta

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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