Fresh flowers abound

Vietnam

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February 12th 2012
Yesterday was spent traveling from Beijing to Hanoi, Vietnam. We met up in the airport in Hong Kong with Jim our host and the CEO of Destination Asia. He assures us he has planned many exciting surprises to come! We will see him again in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) on Tuesday. We also met up with the four other couples and flew to Hanoi arriving in the early evening. A drink to enjoy being together and o ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast

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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