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I Heart Hanoi (Again)

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October 16th 2007
After the stress of the day before, it was good to finally be on a flight to Hanoi- not until after Cathay Pacific insisted that I couldn't get into Vietnam if I didn't buy a return ticket and then refund the return part after I left. Yeh. So three lessons learnt there: a) always read the fine print. b) get a credit card, even if you don't usually use it, have one. c) airports, while in general de ... 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