Dinner in the cave

The next two weeks.......

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June 1st 2012
Well, another two weeks have passed since my last entry and I have had lots of wonderful Vietnamienne (the French word for it) experiences since then including lots more motorbike rides! I suppose work has predominated my time although I have spent 2 wonderful weekends exploring outside of Hanoi; a weekend in the Northwestern town of Sapa in the mountains close to the Chinese border and another in ... 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