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Me and my Russian Minsk

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September 1st 2010
Trip of a life time... Russian Minsk motor bike.. Cruising at... well no idea they have no speedometer but it feels fast going down the hairpin mountain passes... Hanoi to Sapa via Lia Chau Son La Dien Bien Phu Hoa Binh. Take your time... The roads are not great but also still fine.. But you will want to stop for photo after photo after photo.. The will get saddle sore so no need to rush.. H ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Dien Bien » Dien Bien Phu

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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