Our first sight of Halong Bay...

Good morning Vietnam...

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August 12th 2008
Here goes.. Us in Vietnam Our three week journey... from Hanoi (in the North) to Ho Chi Minh (in the South) We flew in from Laos to Hanoi and the madness began. We asked a minivan driver that we would like to go to the Old Quarter and pointed to a hotel in the Lonely Planet, he said 'no problem $4 each' we got in, seemed all too easy. He dropped us at the Old Quarter alright but at some r ... 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