Vietnam - Hoi An - More natural disaters coming my way, why does it always rain on me?!
November 7th 2011 Vietnam - Hoi An - Why does it always rain on me?!
With the combination of a ten hour train journey, a one hour bus ride and a thirty minute motorbike ride I was pretty knackered by the time I reached Hoi An, but I was anticipating good times because so many travellers had informed me it was a great place to visit.
After trawling around for twenty minutes I finally found a hotel for $10,
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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 
