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Hoi An - A Shopping Spree

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May 7th 2010
After another uncomfortable journey on the sleeper bus we arrived in Hoi An, which boasts a very authentic, French feeling, old town and more importantly (being the culture fanatics we are) a glut of shops selling very cheap tailor made clothing. When we got off the bus a small, but very fierce and rather scary, young girl with arms the size of tree trunks, quickly dragged us to a guesthouse (we w ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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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