A walking ATM

A walking ATM!

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June 20th 2005
I'm startin to tire of Hanoi. It's a mix of heat, sensory overload and continual harrasment..I am treated like a walking ATM..people lining up to take cash out.."Want motorbike, Sir?" asks a guy...No, thanks I say..and then another asks ...."Want motorbike, Sir?" . Yet Another drives up beside me "Want motorbike?" "No thanks" He drives up beside me again, "Want Marjiauna?" "No thanks" S ... 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