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Citadel Walls, Hue

What you can't see in this picture is the persistant guy across the grass to my left shouting from his cyclo - "Hey, Scotland! 'Scuse me Mr Scotland! You want tour! I give tour! Very Cheap... Scotland! You listen?! Hey Scotland!"
American Killer Heroes

February 19th 2007
A Note From the Author Don’t mention the war. That’s the only rule I gave myself for blogs from Vietnam. It’s just too easy a subject. When you say the word “Vietnam” to most people the first thing that pops into their head is the war. But as with all my other blogs I want to take you on a journey of discovery behind the clichés, to tell you about the country of Vietnam - the people, th ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast

Vietnamese Flag 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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