Welcome to Vietnam

Hanoi

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July 6th 2010
Hanoi, 14th - 16th May 2010 We had originally planned to use the border crossing in the north of Vietnam as it was the most direct route to Sapa, another small town even further north in Vietnam that a few people had recommended to us. However, our plans had now changed as we were running out of time and we had to give Sapa a miss and head straight to Hanoi instead. On arrival in Dien Bien Ph ... 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