In China

Vietnam to China Border Crossing

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April 10th 2010
We had been promised our visas for China by Friday evening, and as our Vietnamese visas would expire the following day, we were cutting it fine to get out of Vietnam in time. However our hotel manager/travel agent tried very hard to assure us with constant cries of “okay, okay, okay, no problem, don't worry”. But it was not to prove as simple as that. As soon as we got back from Mai Chau, the ... 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