There's More Than Meets The Eye February 25th 2007 NEED VISA! QUICK!
Our first order of business in Hanoi was to get our visa extended. We had tried earlier in Hue to get it done but government workers were hard to come by over the Tet holidays. So with only two days left before our visa expired, and rumors of outrageous fines for an expired visa we had to act fast. And who could get it done faster than ourselves… no one!
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Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi 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
The fun has ended. We've arrived back home and our bodies are in withdrawal from lack of rice, curry and noodle soup. Read on (or at least look at the pictures), we've got tales of Asia from our year on the road. ... full info