Hoi An

Goodbye from Vietnam!!

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February 8th 2006
Since my last blog have been to Delat ( Central Vietnam mountains) and saw some amazing waterfalls. Was also shown around tea, coffee, mushroom and pineapple plantations. Great to see where it all comes from. We spent 2 days there before moving to our last destination in Vietnam, Saigon. We were warned we wouldnt like it here as bigger than Hanoi but we actually do. Not quite so dirty, less nois ... 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