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'You want guesthouse?'... 'which country you from?'

February 9th 2009
The distance from Hanoi in the north of Vietnam all the way down the coast to the southern city of Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) is around 1760 km's (1093 miles) and is a mammoth journey. The first leg from Hanoi to Hue was around 14 hours on a sleeper bus. It was to be our first sleeper bus so we were both in a strange way excited !! (odd I know!!) The bus left Hanoi at 6pm and we arrived in Hue just a ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué

Vietnamese Flag 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
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