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HAPPY IN HOI AN

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November 10th 2012
After a month on the road, we began feeling somewhat desperate to stay put somewhere and actually unpack our bags. After much consideration of the various towns we should and could visit after Saigon, and those we could or should skip, it was decided that we’d spend two whole weeks in the central Vietnamese town of Hoi An. Even though this town has no train station or airport, it is recogni ... 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