| |  | | | Vietnam | Latitude: 21.03333 N Longitude: 105.85 E Capital: Hanoi | | | | | | | | Travel in Vietnam A total of 87 members have visited 95 locations in Vietnam. Together they have written 374 travel stories and uploaded 2082 pictures from Vietnam. Last visit in Vietnam was made 2008-05-15 by stevoshell who was in Mui Ne. Have you been to Vietnam? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Vietnam
France occupied all of Vietnam by 1884. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH, who took control of the north. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later North Vietnamese forces overran the south. Economic reconstruction of the reunited country has proven difficult as aging Communist Party leaders have only grudgingly initiated reforms necessary for a free market.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Vietnam  | Rain from Below | | Broken plates of sharp coral clouds slashed at the tree tops. I had just pedaled off the grounds of the Temple of Literature and thought it very dark for 3:30 in the afternoon. Merging whilly-nilly ... |
| | | |  | Good afternoon Vietnam, (Hanoi) | | We touched down in Hanoi, the Capital of Vietnam, mid-afternoon and took the transfer to our hotel in the old district of the city. We ventured out for a quick look around, quickly adopting our Chines... |
| | | |  | Pool Warrior | | Hoi An ... a quiet little place with very few cars, just the swish of silent sweaving cyclists to watch out for. Lots of dark wooded houses covered in mother of pearl lettering, a Japenese covered bri... |
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