Lisa with the rowers

Ninh Binh - North Central Vietnam

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May 17th 2008
We arrived in Ninh Binh after a short bus trip from Hanoi, we were met by staff from the hotel by motorbike, Stu had his backpack on his back, but my driver took it off me and slung it over the handle bars and we were off, great fun! The next day we hired 2 bikes with drivers and they took us to Tam Coc (Ngo Dong River, 9km from Ninh Binh) to see the caves and stunning scenery. We thought it w ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast

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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