Steph trekking thru SaPa with her new "mini" friends

Goooooood Morning, Vietnam

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May 29th 2007
5/22/07 (continued) Arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam after a 3 and a half hour flight from Beijing. After a 45 minute and $6 USD cab ride, we arrived at a super clean "mini hotel" that cost us a whopping $30 USD per night (including breakfast and free internet) and settled in for the night. The hotel is the Win Hotel and we would recommend it (ask for a room in the front). 5/23/07 Spent much of the ... 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