Myth busting "The bus from Hell"

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March 18th 2013
This blog will be mostly dedicated to reliving our journey from Vientiane, Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam (where we are now). Prior to booking the horrid 24 hour bus (or so we thought!) we read TONS and TONS of different forums and other people's accounts of their experience; most weren't very good. Budget was a slight issue and so a flight was too pricey for us. We also considered breaking the tr ... 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