The Floating Bridge

Cycling and A Tailor in Hoi An August 6th

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August 9th 2010
We joined Pascal and An and two Australians for a bicycle tour of the islands in the delta of the Thu Bon river around Hoi An. Nine kilometres in the heat of the morning: mad dogs and... After collecting our bikes from the Heaven and Earth office (see www.vietnam-bicycle.com ), and some chilled water, we set off in convoy, shepherded by a watchful An, through the Hoi An traffic. We crossed t ... read more

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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