Hoi An - The River

The town of Hoi An is built beside the river where I took this picture. The water may look nice but you certainly wouldn't want to swim in it.


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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]
Blog: Hue, Hoi An, Nha Trang
Date: October 1st 2005

Moving South

OK so I'm statrting to get a little bit beind in this thing so I will aspire to be briefer. I decided to get the open bus ticket that goes from Hanoi to Ho Chi Min (Saigon). The buses here can travel at a max speed of 50km/hr (30km/hr through the towns. The longer journeys take up to 14 hours but luckily they're generally over night (not that you can sleep with the bus ... read more







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