Halong Bay

Good Morning Vietnam!

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October 25th 2008
Xin Chao! After finally prising Gemma's hands from the Duty Free Prada shop we managed to persaude her to get on the flight to Vietnam. Aren't we glad we did... First port of call, Hanoi (Vietnam's Capital) To compare the roads to that of the cartoon 'Wacky Races' would be an understatement to say the least. On the white knuckled ride from the airport to the hotel we witnessed countless ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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