Hanoi

Hanoi may not Rock ...........

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February 8th 2012
…… but it certainly Rolls! I have never seen so many scooters in one place at the same time in my life! 8th – 20th Feb ’12 (On and off) Hanoi, Vietnam This may be a bit of a strange blog as we were based in Hanoi for 12 days but spent about 7 of them away on trips, so I have attempted to put all the Hanoi stuff together for this one blog. Leaving Laos and getting to Vietnam was amazi ... 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