In the Cloth Market

a girl's best friend

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June 6th 2006
Yes, shopping. I just loved Hoi An. It's a very beautiful and charming little city, and it also has a million tailor shops that will make you everything and anything for a fraction of what you'd pay back home. I'm not going to divulge how much money I spent because it would make me out to be insane when I'm on a backpacker's budget. But at the time I really justified it because I knew I'd reg ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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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