Bia Hoi!

First entry...

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November 25th 2006
At last I finally found time to begin this travel blog. It's been 3 weeks since I began the trip, so I'll just give a short summary about what I've been up to so far, and will attempt to update this regularly from now on. I'm currently on a 3-week group tour in Vietnam, so it's been a little hard to dedicate time to this as it has involved lots of early starts and group activities. The story ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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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