Hanoi

Northern Vietnam, rainy season

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August 20th 2006
I suppose it's obvious that if I hang around in S.E. Asia for long enough I'm eventually going to hit the rainy season. I didn't anticipate this being a particular issue since most of my experiences involve a few hours of downpour swiftly followed by the resumption of normal sunny service. I was wrong. As soon as August came in it was like a switch was thrown and the rains began. ... 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