Measuring Up

Hue & Hoi An: Vietnam's Central Coast

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December 13th 2012
At the end of the last entry I mentioned cheating a bit to catch up with the blog. So that's what I'm doing: a joint entry for Vietnam's central coast towns of Hue and Hoi An. However the fact that I'm combining the two shouldn't be seen as a reflection of either location's interestingness. Both places were great. Neither should it be read as indicating the two places were ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế

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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