Hanoi

I Love the Smell of Moto Taxi's in the Morning

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March 7th 2008
I love the Smell of Moto Taxi's in the Morning* 03/02/08 - 05/02/08 Hanoi. Shit. I'm still only in Hanoi. I step out the shower and think I'm going to open my eyes and end up back in the desert. The first night in the hotel, it was worse. I'd wake up in the dead of night, and they'd be no dogs barking, no sounds of Indian men snoring....they'd b ... 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