Hoi An Old Town

Same same.....but different!

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March 11th 2009
A verse that is well known by backpackers and locals alike around these parts! If you need to find something or somewhere, you can always find someone offering the "same same." But usually you soon find out it is actually same same....but different! Things are never what you expect here, and you can't assume anything. That being said Hawley and I had almost entirely avoided getting badly rippe ... 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