A Vietnam Creation

Hoi An

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December 13th 2006
What a beautiful place! Hanoi without the hustle and bustle. As it is low season prices for accomodation are low and we managed to get in a brand new hotel for $10 a night. That's about 6GBP. It was here that we decided to spend some time to relax and clean up after our train journeys and homestay. I hadn't managed have a nice bed for 4 days now and had again ran out of clean clothes. Hoi An and ... read more

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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