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Hanoi and Halong Bay

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March 22nd 2009
We arrived in Hanoi and grabbed a taxi into the centre with Elina and Philip to save some money. We had been advised to stay at Hanoi backpackers hostel so we gave the taxi driver the address, despite this he took us somewhere else where the guy that opened the taxi door insisted we were at Hanoi backpackers and he had a room - little liar!. You have to stay on the ball as so many of the drivers a ... 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