Island in the Hoan Kiem lake

Moto-clogged sidewalks

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January 23rd 2010
We left our hotel in Ho Chi Minh city before the sun had come up, stepping over the hotel staff sleeping (erm, guarding) the door in. After an uneventful flight (aside from the Vietnamese people who took Pablo's Economists out of the seat pocket in front of his seat and started to page through despite the fact they probably didn't speak English), we landed and were picked up by a partner firm to o ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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