Hanoi

Oi-Oi Han-oi

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October 28th 2012
We took our first sleeper bus from Hong Kong to Nanning (China). Wed originally planned to use the train but the bus worked out so much better - faster , cheaper and less connections. It was a bit confusing at the HK/China border though – everyone got off the bus and like sheeps so did we, then panicked that we maybe should have brought our rucksacks with us – we didn’t know what the F was g ... 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