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Hanoi - Vietnam

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November 20th 2009
So Thursday we finally made our way out Yangshou after spending over a week not doing an awful lot there!! We got a bus to Nanning, city closest to Vietnam where we were leaving by bus friday morning. We arrived late in the evening, so just booked into our hostel, bought our bus tickets for the morning and had an early night. Our bus left Nanning at 7.30am Friday morning!!! So early for us! Th ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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