Halong Bay

Chimp In A 3 Piece Suit

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September 2nd 2008
Hanoi is hard to descibe: the roads are almost impossible to cross because of the unrelenting weight of traffic driving on both sides of the road in both directions; there are people constantly, constantly shouting at you to but their stuff (which gets very dull very quickly); the drivers are compulsed to use their horn whenever there is any justification, which results in an almost never ending d ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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