Hanoi

GOOOOOD MORNING VIETNAAAAAM!!!!!!

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February 8th 2007
Chao!! Today I have arrived in Hanoi via Lau Airlines (I almost rubbed the finish off of my St.Christopher medallion after reading that Lau airlines has never met safety standards and hoped for the best) - safe and sound; oh wait, "sound" would be the bipolar opposite of how it is here. I don't think anything could have prepared me for what I was about to experience in this city. I'll back ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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