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Day one Vietnamn; Confucius and me

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June 18th 2005
Light Star hotel, Hanoi overcharged me in the morning. They added VAT and internet which hadn't told me about and I qucikly got to understand the cynic factor that afflicts Vietnamn travllers as mentioned in the Lonely Planet. After about few minutes waiting I spoke up "Why didn't I get change?", I asked. He had left me additionally short a couple of dollars. "I don't have any", he attempted to e ... 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