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back to Hanoi?

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November 7th 2010
Hi from Vietnam…hope everyone is well. Here is an update on all things me… At the beginning of September my folks came out to Vietnam to see what all the fuss is about. I showed them round HCMC,Danang/Hoi An, Hanoi, and Ninh Binh, taking in plenty of local food, museums, transport and even managed to arrange for our train to hit a truck and derail just outside Hanoi to provide some extra exc ... 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