A boat on the river at Tam Coc

Finding the rural Vietnam

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May 9th 2007
So Francesca and I had decided to take a small step off the far too beaten track and make a stop over in Ninh Binh. There were two particular attractions that we were interested in: Cuc Phuong National Park and Tam Coc, which has been called the Halong Bay of the rice fields. There were logistical challenges in this plan and neither of us could have done it alone, but together we were ready to fac ... 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