Railtracks between buildings

Contender for: The Craziest Place on Earth

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August 5th 2007
Our arrival into Vietnam is one which I hope no-one I know has to ever repeat. We left our plane after a pretty poor flight, running almost an hour late, no food or entertainment onboard, and stepped out onto the tarmac at Noc Bai Airport. Our Visa On Arrival meant we should have been met by an official and taken to finish the immigration procedure. We weren't met and after waiting in li ... 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