Marble Mountain

Nha Trang to Halong Bay

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February 27th 2009
After a couple of days relaxing by the beach in Nha Trang we took the overnight bus to Hoi An which is roughly half way up Vietnam. Hoi An used to be an international port and is now a quaint little village that is a popular tourist stop. Every second shop in Hoi An is a tailors (there are over 200 of them). Lisa is very happy after dress purhase number 3! Whilst in Hoi An we hired a motorbi ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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