Our six berth cabin

Vietnam

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April 8th 2009
So, we spent 12ish days in Vietnam. Some of the highlights: We crossed the border and spent some time in a town called Vinh. Never ever visit this place. I don't think they get many tourists here and took offence to what Lynsay was wearing (a vest top and trousers) and decided to slap her shoulders. Anyway, fortunately we were only there for a few hours before our night train departed to Hanoi. T ... 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