Hoi An

Fly-by (or sleeper bus) tour of Vietnam

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October 5th 2008
Blog time again, Carol here. We have covered Vietnam and Cambodia since our last two inputs so I will cover Vietnam and then Rich will send something for Cambodia so you may get them in quick succesion again. Get your reading glasses on! lol So, after kissing goodbye to Beer Lao and taking the horrendous bus that Rich describes in his last blog, we arrive in Hue which is about half way down ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué

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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