Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Hanoi and Halong Bay

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April 21st 2008
At last we are in Vietnam, and what a place, it is fantastic. After changing up our remaining Thai money and getting back over a million Dong (the Vietnamese currency) we got a minibus into Hanoi. We had our first taste of being ripped off as the driver initially wanted to charge us 250,000, but having read the airport website beforehand I knew this was too much and after a few heated words we ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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