The river side cafe

Hoi An

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July 21st 2007
Well I can't say enough nice things about Hoi An.... I don't think you can visit Vietnam without going to there. There's a real holiday vibe about the town & there are loads of backpackers & couples around. It's preserved as a heritage town so it has a lot of charm & probably hasn't changed an awful lot in the last hundred years. The cycle to the beach was great fun! The shabbiness of the restaur ... read more

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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