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Good morning Vietnam!

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July 25th 2010
Hey all! The journey from Laos to Hanoi took about 24 hours. We could only get a local bus, which was an experience to say the least! We were shoved in the back along with the other westerners, although I had an old local woman sit on my lap most of the trip 😊 At about 2am we stopped just before the boarder. The bus driver shouted something we couldn't understand and disappeared...we then ... 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