Fishing on the river - on our ride to the beach

Vietnam - Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Dong Ha, Hoi An & Na Trang.

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June 28th 2007
Well the last 10 days has been so hectic, we have travelled from the north through to the south of Vietnam, jumping on and off buses, in all the places that took our fancy, with Vietnam being such a massive country there is no other way to do it! Using a very handy open bus ticket we managed to keep the costs and the hassle down to the minium! We arrived in Vietnam after the most hectic 24 hr bu ... 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