By the river

Tchao from lovely Hoi An!

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May 13th 2011
Our second Vietnamese night bus experience was a little different to the first - yes being at the back meant that there was a little more space for luggage and to stretch a little but being crammed in like sardines in the cool kids' seats also felt like attempting to sleep on a demented power plate during an earthquake... Anyway, as always we survived and soon discovered quite how lovely th ... 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