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Ha Noi, Ha Long, Sapa and Ninh Binh

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February 10th 2007
Appologies for the lack of invention in the title, but there you go. It was quite a breakneck week doing the North of Vietnam in a week. The itinerary broke down like this: half day moto tour of Hanoi (or Ha Noi as they like to call it in Viet Nam) 2 night, 3 day tour of Ha Long Bay 3 night, 2 day tour of Sapa 1 day tour of Ninh Binh Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations Half day moto tour ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest

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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