Typical Hoi An street scene

The joys of Hoi An

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August 10th 2006
A short flight and an even shorter bus ride and we arrived in Hoi An... again nothing like I expected! Hoi An is a picturesque little town, plenty of colourful buildings, art shops and a nice river with some little islands. My first day in Hoi An was amazing in terms of food. My best food day so far! We started out at this little cafe sampling some of the local specialities... The 'Hoi An Fried Wo ... read more

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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