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Escape from Saigon

An old friend

February 4th 2007
The bus ride from Chau Doc to Saigon was hell. We were literally stuffed into a tiny minibus that kept stopping to pick up more people. Aside from the several Vietnamese in the bus, we shared the vehicle with an english couple (sort of) and a dutch guy. Among the many things we did to keep ourselved entertained was a game that involved going around in a circle saying how many US states, beer brand ... read more
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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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Andrew Carter
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I guess it's time for an update to the profile here -- it's been a while since I've updated this! I'm in Canada currently living with my fiancee Jen, and working as a Computer Systems Analyst. The travel bug certainly hasn't died, but it's good to have some stability. Jen and I are certainly planning to travel more in the future -- the question is just when. Remember, I have lots more photos on flickr. I'm also working on creating an audio guide to Angkor. Once complete, it should cover all of t... full info
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