Map of Vinh Moc Tunnels

The Motorcycle Diaries

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September 9th 2011
Never let it be said that I don’t admit when I am wrong. After an uncomfortable 15-hour overnight bus trip, we were by met a swarm of motorcycle taxi-drivers, eager to help relieve us of several thousand dong and take us wherever they wanted. Suspicious of being fleeced, our first instincts were to tell them politely to go forth and multiply. One particularly persistent double act, later to be k ... 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