Hoi An

Hoi An

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December 17th 2010
Suzanne here... Onward and northward to Hoi An. With no direct bus from Quy Nhon, we caught the Danang bus. This dropped us off about 10km away. There were taxi's waiting. At first the driver didn't put the meter on, but having been in a taxi with Nik & Stu in Saigon when the same thing happened, we knew to insist (cheers guys!). It cost less than £4 into town. Although the driver did point to ... 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