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Good Mornning Vietnam! - Hanoi and Sapa

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October 22nd 2009
Hi all, Well the minute I got off the airport here in Laos, I knew that if I didn't get right down to writing this blog, it would never happen. Why you ask? well simply put, the difference is culture and ambiance between Vietnam and Laos is so staggering that the crazyness which is Hanoi will mellow from absolute insanity down to a mere - shall we say - eccentricity after a few more hours of m ... read more

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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