Hoi An

Good Morning Vietnam

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March 30th 2009
Well after all the stories we read and heard from fellow travellers, we expected the worst for Vietnam. To begin with the traffic is supposed to be manic and also the people are supposed to be more stand-offish and all out to rip you out. For us, the journey into Vietnam was fairly pain free although the border crossing was a little odd, they take your passport from you then call out names one at ... 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