The true size of Vietnam

Walking Tour of Hanoi

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September 12th 2012
Well woke this morning and decided we would do the Lonely Planet walking tour on Hanoi but before then we needed to arrange our trip to Sa Pa. Sa Pa is a hillside village and is supposed to be beautiful. So off I go and look at how much it would cost us if we did it solo against if we took a tour. So back on the internet I go and after looking at the rail costs (as you can only get to Sa Pa by nig ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast

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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