sunrise in nha trang

Hoi An (not to be confused with Hanoi or An Hoi!)

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August 22nd 2008
We arrived in Hoi An two days ago at about 6a.m after a long and torturous overnight bus trip. Our beds were more like chicken coops, the bus stopped every couple of hours rendering attempting to sleep fairly useless and the roads were poor to say the least, but we got here and all is well. We're in a cheap hotel with a swimming pool so no complaints there. We spent the previous 4 days in Nha T ... 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