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Hue, Halong Bay & Hanoi

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March 2nd 2011
2nd March We arrived in Hue after a spectacular drive along the coast. Our guide had pre-arranged a motorbike tour of the city and it's sights so we had a quick check in and we were off, clinging to the backs of little mopeds as they sped off through the traffic. The tour was a bum numbing, car dodging, mud track driving 4 hours long. To begin with we had lunch at a nunnery, the whole mea ... 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