Thap Rua (Tortise Tower) Hoan Kiem Lake

VIETNAM UPDATE

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November 6th 2009
Hi everyone.....just to let you know that we are still alive and well here in Vietnam. I have been very slack with my travel blogs but hope to catch up on things and get into a bit of a routine for the last 6 weeks here. We are currently in HoiAn - having just spent 3 weeks in Hanoi. The Hanoi trip was mainly for me to continue with my TESOL study and to complete some units while here in Viet ... 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