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Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Dong Hoi, Wednesday 2016 March 2

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March 2nd 2016
As we left Hue, I started taking photos of the road sides, laden motorcycles and household shrines. This was so fascinating, the battery in my camera actually got hot. Similar to in India, if you can’t afford a car, the motorcycle with an experienced driver can transport almost anything. The best one I missed with the camera: a pig trussed up inside a cylindrical wire cage strapped to the back ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Quang Binh » Dong Hoi

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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