Uncle Ho's Mauseoleum

'Nam - Part 2 (the North)

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August 18th 2008
Lots of places in Vietnam seem to start with H Our journey on from Hoi An didn’t have the best of starts. The credit card machine at the hotel wasn’t working so Andy had to head off on the hotel’s scooter to get some money. In the meantime, the guy we had booked the onward bus ticket with had come to collect us to take us to the bus stop and insisted that I go with him and the luggag ... 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