the road to Hoi An

Getting Amongst it in Vietnam!

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June 16th 2005
Well Vietnam has been pretty low-key so far, but I'll fill you all in what I can. The tourist bus we were holding out for in Savanakhet turned out to be just a van. Of course it was overbooked it so we were jammed in there like sardines. But it got us across the border into Vietnam just the same. We were taken to a city called Dong-Ha, which is about 4 hours north of where we wanted to be, so ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Khanh Hoa » Nha Trang

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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