Historic streets

January 19th 2011
Continuing our travels up north, our next stop was the historic town of Hoi An. To get there we had to first go via the beach resort town of Nha Trang where we had a four-hour stop-off. We took the opportunity to head to the beach and get what sun we could since we had been deprived in Dalat! The bus to Hoi An was a sleeper overnight bus which bizarrely consisted of three rows of tiny bunk beds - ... 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

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With the taste of visiting India still fresh in our minds and knowing that the rest of the world was out there to be explored – we decided to quit the 9-5 routine and buy a ‘round the world ticket’ since time doesn’t stand still for anyone!! We’re writing this blog so our family and friends back home can be kept updated with our adventures! We plan to travel South East Asia for 3 and a half months (hopefully covering Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore), then onto Australia for almost 6 months, New Zealand for 2 months and finally America for 6 weeks!!... full info

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