Iain and El settling down for a night on the Reunification Express

Whoo whoo choo choo chi chi chi chi chi!

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April 7th 2012
As we set off in the mini bus from the hotel in Hanoi to the train station, ready for our overnight adventure on the Reunification 'Express', Phat reads out a list of everyone's names with a number assigned. This is to be our berth for the night. I'm not with everyone else! Either I'm not to be trusted and have to stay with Phat or I'm the one he thinks won't mind as mu ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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