Hoi An Street

The Big Con

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November 28th 2005
After the awful train journey (no air-con and chain smoking locals) to Nha Trang we decided to fly to the next place which was Danang in order to get to Hoi An. This was much better however it was the first time I have ever been on a plane that had graffiti. We caused a big argument amongst the taxi drivers at the airport as there is the usual 'rip off the tourist' set fee to Hoi An. However d ... read more

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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