Keen as mustard

Vietnam draws to an end

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December 2nd 2006
Hi from Mark and Kate, wishing you seasons greetings and hope the Christmas capitalist bonanza isn't driving you mad! We're in Laos now but first i'll tell you about Hanoi and Halong. After our whistlestop tour of Hue and the DMZ we boarded the nighttrain to Hanoi. 13 hours rattling along the coastal railway snug as a bug in a rug in our cabin. We arrived and successfully dodged the cheating ba ... 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