Debbie on the bridge

Hustled in Hue

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June 16th 2011
We were told that we would be in Hue around 7-8am. We rolled into the station around 12pm and we hobbled off, a little crippled from so many hours in a bed that was definitely two short and two narrow for a westerner. We found ourselves a taxi to take us to town and once again got ripped off – it seems all tourists have to pay a ridiculously increased taxi fare when they enter a new city – a ... 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