Inside the Park

Bike Trip to Cuc Phuong

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June 15th 2010
Bike Ride from Hanoi From Hanoi you head South on Highway 1 for a boring couple of hours, once past Phu Ly the mountains come into view in the west and the highway goes down to one lane each way. About 5km North of Ninh Binh you need to take a right hand turn signposted to Nho Quan. Follow this road for about 8km until you see a left hand turn signposted to Nho Quan and take this. Onc ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast

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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