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Good Morning Vietnam

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February 24th 2009
Hanoi Having arrived tired along with our fellow western travellers we shared a taxi into the centre of Hanoi. The first thing that struck us was the amount of motorbikes and the crazy driving that seemed to be undertaken by everyone on the road, including the taxi. I always thought that there were some pretty risky drivers in the UK, but they don't even come close to this! We were d ... 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