Totally Vietnam

Viva Vietnam

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February 22nd 2007
Wikipedia said Viva meant long live, so I thought that was appropriate to summarize our last days in Vietnam. I think both Jaime, Eli, and I were all wishing that we had more time, more days, and more money to saturate vietnam with. But that wasn't to be so, and we had to wisk our way through the last cities like bandits. From Hoi An, the tailor capital of the world, to Hue, the old capital, we ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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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