Hoi An

Hoi An and Noodles 2nd - 9th August, 2010

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August 25th 2010
We liked Hoi An! Despite the overwhelming number of tourists and the unusually persistent requests to "enter my shop" or "buy my bananas," despite the wall-to-wall tailors, despite the fact that it is scarcely a proper Vietnamese town any more, despite the fact it has a large illuminated plastic tiger floating in prime position on the river, Hoi An retains a charming old-world feel and remains ... 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