Hoi An Photo 4

Hoi An

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December 17th 2012
We set off for Hoi An with Julia and Martin (who had bought their own motorbikes in Hanoi). We would be driving along the Hai Van Pass which was one of the stretches of road wed seen on Top Gear Vietnam Special and we were so looking forward to it. 20 minutes after leaving Hue it started to rain – 21 minutes after leaving Hue we were soaked through! It rained for the full five hours. This wasn†... 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