Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi 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
Off to run the Marathon Des Sables (240km) in March 2008.
28 March - Travel to Morocco and into Desert
29 March - Administration day
30 March (Sunday) - Day 1
31 March - Day 2
1 April - Day 3
2&3 April - Long stage
4 April - Marathon stage
5 April - Last day and transfer to hotel
6 April - Prizegiving
7 April - Return to Paris and then to Amsterdam
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