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Hanoi, Halong Bay & Hue

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July 16th 2007
Good morning Vietnam, sorry had to be done! Ok well Vietnam was really not impressive when we came across the border from Laos. Took about 3 hours to get through immigration even though all of us had the correct visa's and everything AND we had a vietnamese tour leader there to do it all for us?! There was also the mystery US$1 fee (that we all decided must be bribe money) to get into the coun ... 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