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Next Stop is Viet Nam!

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October 28th 2007
I apologize for the lengthy account of my travels to Vietnam, but I certainly didn’t want to shortchange Hanoi. In the end I found myself eating King Cobra on the outskirts of the city. So read on and find out how I got there. I had just one day in Hanoi. I started Saturday with a walking tour of the city’s Old Quarter. Hanoi is amazing and probably the best city that I have visited on this ... 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