Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi

December 3rd 2008
We managed to get out of Singapore unscathed and took a cheap(ish) flight up to Hanoi to properly begin our trip. This is where we had planned to head after going to Bangkok, so now we're back on track. We arrived into the airport at 2000hrs and found a cab to the city. Our guide book said there was a fixed price of $7.50 for all the airport taxis so when we got in and were told it would be doubl ... read more

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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

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Nic and Cat are off for six moths for an amazing trip around the world. We are putting the day jobs on hold, binning the mobile phones and taking off to venture where nobody has ever been before. Well, we'll stick to the main tourist routes, obviously. This trip has been in our minds for the last couple of years and we've been planning it for about a year. We finally settled on a route, which will take us through the following countries before our return in May 2009 - just in time for the great British Summer!: Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Bali), Australia, New... full info

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