A couple taking time out on Jade Island

The Asian adventure continues into Vietnam

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August 7th 2012
Another country ticked....I've arrived in Vietnam I'd forgotten how much I love about Asia and how this continent can wow your senses like none other. Flying into Hanoi I couldn't see the city due to the low lying cloud, however upon arrival my glasses steamed up the minute I disembarked, the watch tower looked as though it had been built over 100 years ago, there were no a ... 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