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The central highlands on motorbike

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December 31st 2007
We decided to book a motorbike tour through the central highlands towards Saigon. We had thought about it, and decided that it would be a cool thing to do. Also, given that we were still kicking ourselves for not doing Sapa, we decided that this would make up for it. We would therefore spend 3 days with out drivers, riding through the Central Highlands, with our backpacks, and a whole load of trus ... 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