Old Town (Hoi An)

Vietnam - Part 1

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September 21st 2009
At 5ft9” finding replacement flip flops in Asia has proved a somewhat difficult (impossible) task for the last week. Shop owners have been equally bemused and aghast at my request for size 6 ½ shoes. That is until we reached Hoi An (central coast, Vietnam) yesterday where the solution was simple - they made me a bespoke pair from scratch. So, like every good girl, I ordered two. Apart from its ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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