"On the Road" Killing Time

Ahoy! Hoi An Ahead

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November 6th 2007
Friday, November 2nd - Sunday, November 4th: Leaving the warm and beautful beaches of Mui Ne by bus I settled in for a 16-hour ride through the night and what was the beginning of a monsoon. It rained non-stop through the night with terrential downpours causing chaos on the rural roads and rustic bridges. I was sitting over the rear wheel well of the bus and would be awoken sporadically though ... 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