Our Junk - Bien Mo

North Vietnam

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January 6th 2008
Before sharing my North Vietnamese tales I thought it prudent to share a little discovery we made upon leaving our beloved motorbike drivers Vu & Vu. Warning, if you're under the age of 10 perhaps skip this paragraph. At the conclusion of our motorbike tour of central Vietnam Jenna and I called our friend Ryan back in Saigon (see previous entry for a reminder) to inform him of our whirlwind adve ... 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