Kayaking

Vietnam (North) part 1

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November 17th 2007
Monday 12 November 2007 After bidding farewell to Alan, we departed KL with a transit stop in Bangkok (during which we walked off all the delicious food we had consumed so far on our trip to catch our connecting flight - it is a very big airport!). Our flight arrived in Ha Noi at sunset to give us our first glimpses of the Vietnamese haze (photo). After finally finding the right customs ... 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