Hanoi (Part 2) and Halong Bay 37-

December 20th 2011
Hi everyone, I’m back in Hanoi with the crazy traffic, the unfriendly Vietnamese people and the buzzing feeling. And I’m not alone for the moment, Bertrand (who I met in Malaysia last month), joined me for 5 weeks to visit Vietnam and that’s really nice to travel with someone. One of the things to see in Hanoi is the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh. Small history lesson (from Wikipedia): Hồ Ch ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

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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Melissa

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Hi everybody, My name is Melissa. I'm French, but I lived in England for 3 years, and I loved it, so in my head, I'm a bit English too! I want to travel since I'm a kid, and now that I'm 30, I decided that it was going to be now or never, so it will be now! So I'm on my way to the south east Asia and maybe more. I don't really have a plan, so I will let the wind decide to where I go! I love taking pictures (I would love live from that, but I'm not sure I'm good enough yet, but I'm practicing!), so there wi... full info