Hanoi

Half time in Vietnam

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October 15th 2010
I landed in Hanoi feeling exhausted; I had been awake for almost 40 hours but for a few snatches of sleep on the plane. I jumped into a taxi and instantly knew I was no longer in Australia. We were driving the Vietnamese way - using the horn, swerving lanes, narrowly missing motorbikes laden with people carrying everything from chickens to TV’s. I spent the first half of the ride to the hotel wi ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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